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CITY EDITION roll Associated Preti Iml , , Win Service i 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and . Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 la gJrande, Oregon; Friday, june 17, 1932 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. C. KASTKR! OKKOON't) LEADING NUWHPAPRH NUMBER 249 ol i As S Army Mills Capit Debates VETS CAMP ON CAPITALSTEPS AS BODY VOTES 3,000 Marchers Packed ' In Senate Building; Police Watchful. LEADERS STILL SURE BILL WILL BE KILLED Brookhart Declares Ar'my : Within Rights in As sembling at Doors of Legislative Session. WASHINGTON, June 17 P With the galleries packed by war veterans and several thousand more massed outside, the senate today pressed to ward a vote on the $2,400,000,000 .bonus bill, which leaders predicted faced certain defeat. ' As many as could Jam Into the vis itors galleries did so when the doors were opened. - Leaders of the former service men counselled against any disturbance but extra police were on hand to take care of any emergency. Senator Brookhart (R., Iowa) an advocate of cash payment of the bonus, took the floor at the start of discussion. "The bonus army might as well as semble here as anywhere," Brookhart said. Let 100,000 Come ' They have no Jobs," he continued. "I can see no reason why 100,000, 200,000 or 500,000 shouldn't assemble here." - Shortly before the senate met, Doak Carter of Cleveland addressed a crowd of veterans, across the street from the senate steps. - "We are making history here," he shouted, adding with a wave-of both arms: "The kind of history people don't like to read!" Shouts of applause Interrupted. Police Superintendent CHassford. after an Inspection of the gathering, ordered 35 additional metropolitan police to the scene to augment the 35 he already had stationed, there .to assist the capjlgrt police. ' Police Ready - Police precincts in -the vicinity were ordered to keep a full quota of (Continued on Page Eight) GUN CLUB TO HAVE SPECIAL SHOOT JUNE 19 A registered shoot will bo held by tho La Grande Gun club, Sunday. June 10, at the gun club range, with 100 16-yard targets and 100 handicap targets, Tracy Hollistcr, president of tho gun club, states. Tho program will start promptly at 0:30 In the morning, and during the afternoon the handicap targets will be shot. Awards will be made. The program for the morning, when 100, 16 yard targets will bo used in cludes: Entranco Inc. Evt. 1 2 3 Targets Targets Only Targets 25 25 25 $1.00 $3.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 3.00 4 25 P.I.T.A. Feo for day .50 Oregon Stato Fee for day .50 .50 .50 100 $5.00 .13.00 For the afternoon the program Is: Entrance Inc. Evt. Target Targets Only Targets 6 25 1.00 .3.00 0 25 1.00 3.00 7 26 1.00 3.00 8 25 1.00 3.00 100 $4.00 $12.00 Summer Concerts To Start Tonight Musical selections by seven com posers will be presented tonight by the La Grande band at the Triangle Dark at the corner of Fourth and Spring streets, under the direction of Andrew uoney Jr. -. ine prugriuu will begin at 8 o'clock ond arrange ments have been made for seating the audience and for parking auto mobiles near the concert stand. The program includes "Nlebelun een," a march by R. Wagner; "Maxi milian Robespierre," overture by Litolff; "When Day Is , Done," by Haach: "Slngln' In the Rain," by Ed wards; scenes from Zlegfeld's "Rio Rita." by Tierney; "Down South," an American fantasy by Mydclleton; and "Bollet Egyptlen," by Lulglnl. The program will be closed by play ing the Star Spangled banner. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon : Fair tonight and S Saturday but overcast, at times 8 near the coast; moderate tern- perature; gentle changeable S winds offshore. 3 WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 56 above. Minimum: 44 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 78, minimum, 44 above. Condition: Clear. Range B4 degrees. WEATHER JUNE 17, 11)31 Maximum 67, minimum 46 above. Condition: Cloudy. Range 21 degrees. Daily Trains Are Reduced to Four; Schedule Altered Portland Rose Combined With No. 6 and Moved Up to 6:15 a. m, on East Run. Changes In the train schedules In La Grande have been announced by tho Union Pacific company, and four instead of six trains will pass dally through La Grande from, the east and west, two each way, beginning on Sunday. no. IB, ine rortiana nose, wnicn formerly left at 6:20 a. m. will com bine with No. 6 which went east at 7:30 a. m., and will leave at 6:16 in the morning. No. 20 east bound, will leave at 7:25 p. m. Instead of 7:45 p. m., and No. 21 westbound, which for merly left at 6:35 in the morning will leave at 12:35 o'clock at noon. No. 17, the Rose, will combine with No. 5, which formerly left for ,the west at 8:05 o'clock, and will leavo at 9 :20. No. 17 formierly left at 10:20 o'clock. Grange Urges Schools To Stay Within Millage 1 -; i 8ILVERTON, June 17 (P) The state grange after a heated debate late yesterday did not vote recom mendation to abolish the millage tax for the State university and State college, but did urge by resolution mat expenditures ior inese scnoois be kept within the limits of the millage tax. Arguments of many grangers were to the effect that aboli tion of the continuing appropriation would cripple extension service of the two schools. 1 j Oregon state normal schools, which do not carry a standard rating, should be brought up to standard lmmediotely, the grange voted in accepting a report of tlie education committee. Discussion of the pro posed initiative measure for consoli dation of higher institutions of learn ing was not put up to the conven tion, wnicn adjourns uinignc. . Leaves of absence with pay and pensions for faculty members should bdotcrmtned by legislative: action Instead of by tho university admin istration, the- granger, voted'"- A Emaller board of education, contain ing two "dirt farmers," should also be organized, ine legislative com mittee of the grange was instructed to draft a bill to this end. Two members of tho board would be selec ted from each congressional district if the grange suggestion is adopted. Abolition of the entiro appropria tion of $1,085,000, of which Governor Meier vetoed $500,000, was advised. Grangers were Instructed to vote "no" on the referendum measure this fall. Results of the election which was divided into two sections because sevornl officers foiled to receive a majority In the first balloting, fol low: , Steward, S. J. Howard. Service Creek; assistant steward. Henry Gus. tafson. Coos county; ceros, Alice Hamilton, Lake county: Pomona, Dorothea Mack. Klamath; Flora, Mildred Crow, Umatilla; lady assist ant steward. Alice Goff, DouglrJi; (Continued on Pane Five? Youngster Stops Bunker Hill Show BOSTON, June 17 tJV) His name was not on the program nor was his event scheduled, but Llnwood Wayman, 8, attracted considerable attention at Bunker Hill monument today as Boston celcbroted Its pri vate holiday "Bunker Hill day." Lin wcod stuck his head out between the bars of a window at the top of the monument and It took a couple of crow bars and husky men to Ret It back in. It all happened Just as Mayor James M. Curley was arriv ing to place a wreath at the foot (it the monument and LimyoodV cries alienated attention from the mayor to himself. A parade, which was to have been one of the chief features of the cele bration had to be postponed because of rain. Hoover Set For Campaign Newlin, Twins Will Be Regiment Color Bearers At Camp Clatsop CAMP CLATSOP. Ore., June 17 (Special The two Newlin twins, Paul and Vincent, for which Company E la somewhat famous, have been ap pointed as regimental color bearers which is quite a distinction and another good mark on the scoreboard for the La Grande unit. They are Just as hard to tell apart as ever. If one says "Hello, Vincent," the reply usually is "I'm not Vincent, I'm Paul;" or vice versa. Incidentally, one of the twins has chargj of the 100 and 220 yard dashes for the brigade field meet the ast week of camp, but lacking an order covering the subject, the writer Isn't sure whether it's Paul or Vincent. The other twin plans to run in the 440 -yard dash. Corporal Phil Beau mont has charge of the tfall scaling teams for the 186th Infantry. The weather has been spotty, but nothing to kick about. Sunshine is u-juaKy followad by a bit of Oregon mist or a rain and then It's clear or cloudy again. The evenings are not too cold Just cool enough to make the three blankets very acceptable. Charles L. Lilly (whose picture was snapped by an Oregonlan photograph er while on guard Wednesday morn MERGER PLAN BACKERS ISSUE NEW PETITIONS Ramage Says Tax League Will Have 520,000 Names in Week. THREATEN BURDETT WITH FIGHT ON TAX Money For School Fight Said Coming Mainly From Portland Expect Some From Corvallis. SALEM, June 17 (F) Circulation of 700 new petitions throughout the state to place on the November bal lot the proposed Initiative measure for tho consolidation of schools will bo under way today, John Ramage, member of the executive committee of the tax league sponsoring the move, announced. "We will have 20,000 signatures on theVnew petitions by the end of next week," he said. "On the old petitions I estimate we had received upwards of 40,000 signatures when the supreme court ruled the title out." I .mM Will Knife Tax Plan Ramage in his statement made here said that unless James E. Burdett, president of the Oregon tax reduc tion league, cease his attack on the measure for consolidating the higher institutions of learning, iv propon ents will "knifo the gov : or's tax (Continued on Page Five) . LABOR COUNCIL FAVORS THREE IN SCHOOL RACE A-3 favorable to organized labor, the Central Labor council last night en dorsed W. D. Hanks, Mrs. Floy Wetzel and Ed Moon, three of the six candi dates for positions on the school board, tho others being- P.- J. Lilly, Gtme Valkor and Chufles B. to.hi; Two positions are left vacant by the retirement of ur, j. u mgie aha w. C. Perkins. ' Election will be held from 2 until 7 o'clock at the Greenwood and Cen tral schools on Monday. The contest for school board posi tions became greater wnen Mr. Moon, Mrs. Wetzel and Mr. Hanks filed their petition of candidacy shortly after Mr. Miller, Mr. Walker and Mr. Lilly had accepted nominations on the board. Dr. Lee B. Bouvy was sug gested for the position but declined tho nomination. Economy is the keynote of the greater -number of the piatrorms or tho candidates. . Dorothy Manciet Is Killed In Accident MARSH FIELD. Ore.. June J 7 'ZD Dorothy Manclct was killed and How ard Collins was injured seriously in an automobile accident on the coast highway Just south of the Calltornla line today. Collins was taken to a hospital at Crescent City. Miss Manciet and Collins, both of Bnndon, were driving to Crescent Olty to visit friends. Defective steering gear threw the car out of control, re ports here said. Walter Winslow Is New Grand Master PORTLAND, Ore., June 17 The grand Masonic loege of Oregon yesterday elected Walter C. Winslow. of Salem, grand master. He succeeds Herbert L. Toney. Other officers elected were Leslie M. Scott, Portland, deputy grand master; Ezra M. Wilson, Mcdford, senior grand wardon; H. Wayne Stan dard, of Brownsville, junior grand warden; John B. Cleland, Portland grand treasurer J rmd D. Rufus Cheney, grand sectretary. ing) was among the men in the com pany to receive a "100 Per Cent Spe cial Privilege Pass" in this company. Pvt Firstclass Lilly received the pass which Is good from retreat to 1 :30 a. m. dally because or special recog nition of soldierly qualities in at tending all drills and formations of hl3 unit' during the year ending April 30. 1032. Others in the company receiving 100 per cent passes follow: 1st Sgt. Robert R. Carey, Sts. Raymond C. Orlffin. William O. Bean, Olm R. Nlchoald-3. Clyde C. Penlngton. Fred J. Wells, Howard C. Olenn, Corporate Robert R. Swan. Paul T. Walker and Howard M. Peterson, Privates Flrst clasa Clelland B. Jennings, Adam R. Lelghton, Walter P. Chad wick and Pvt. Leonard Fields. Since arrival at camp schools have been unusually plentiful with the lineup about as follows: Ouldon bearer: Pvt. Robert L. Blan chard, 1:25 to 3 p. m. on June 15, 16, 17, 20 and 31. Ordinance school June 16, 17, 20, 21 and 23, with Sgt. Clyde C. Penlngton and Pvt. James D. Burke attending. (Continued on Page Pourj BLAZE FROM EXPLOSION IS FATAL TO 23 Terrific Blasts Tear Open Oil Tanker Cymbeline . in Montreal Harbor. FIFTEEN CANADIAN FIREMEN KILLED Injured List .Mounts Past 60 As Recoveries Are Made From ' Wrecked ' Ship's Hold. . . ?. MONTREAL, June 17 W) A series of terrific explosions tore the oil tanker Cymbeline wide open in Montreal harbor today and brought death to an estimated total of 23 men, and Injuries to 63. Ten bodies had boon recovered at noon, nine hourB after the first blast, and 13 others were believed to he in the wrecked tanker's hold. Fifteen of the Injured were fire men called out to combat, flames that followed the first explosions. Flaming oil shot 100 feet In the air when the first blasfr-occurred as 100 workmen were rushing, repairs on . the Cymbeline in . the Great Vlckers drydock. A number of minor explosions oc curred and an hour later, while fire men were fighting tho flames and searching for victims of the blasts, another detonation, more severe than any of the others, shook the damagod ship. - In this final blast flrq Chief Rnoul Gauthler was killed with four of his men. " 1 . ' ' ' Tho bodies recovered were those of Gauthler, his four men, and five employes of the Vlckers company. MONTREAL. June 17 W Four men were killed, sixteen others were missing, and some 36 injured today, the rtoult of two explosions aboard the oil tanker Cymbeline at the docks ";- (Continued on Page Four) PIONEER IDAHO TOWN WRECKED BY BIG BLAZE SPENCER, Idaho, June 17 W Vir tually the entire buslnes-3 section of this pioneer Idaho town was wiped out-by fire early today.- Property owners estimated the damage between $10,000 and $15,000. The blaze started about 1 a. m and raged four hours before the vol unteer fire fighters brought It under control. A garage, two general stores and a pool hall were destroyed, leav ing only the postofflco and a hotel In the business section. Eight automobiles stored in the garage were also destroyed. Origin of the fire, which was believed to have started In the garage, was un known. Every able man in town and many women Joined In the bucket brigade when the fire alarm spread. The town has no organized fire depart ment. Port lander, In Best Polka Dot, Calls on Mayor NEW YORK, June 17 m Mayor Walker had a caller todoy but he wasn't In. Mrs. Marie Ewying of Portland, Ore., wanted to see him about the bonus. She said she would come back Monday. Mra. Ewying hitch-hiked from Portland to be "mother of the bonus expeditionary forces" in Washington, she wore a polka dot dress, battered opera hat, carried a banjo made of a dlshpan and was flanked by a "color guard." She said the boys In Washington promised to bo orderly while she was gone. Congratulations, Cameramen Take Up Opening Day WASHINGTON, June 17 fP Prcsl dent Hoover today launched a new plea for the creation of a flvo day week for government employes, say Ing he hoped the house and senate conferees now at work on the na tlonal economy bill would agreo to such a stop. The president, sneaking orally to newspapermen, for the first time Blncc his renomlnatlon, replied Indirectly to a senate resolution asking him to suggest specific economies to help in oainncpig ine duo get. Although he made no mention of the senate request, the president said ho hoped the conferees on the eco nomy bill would adopt not only ttie furlough plan but would grant him emergency powers to reorganize the federal government. WASHINGTON, Juno 17 (fl A meeting with tho cabinet, receipt of congratulations, and posing for the (Continued on Tago Four) HOOVER LAUDED IN KEYNOTE G.O.P. SPEECH 1 Ho By wire from Chicago to San Francisco sped this photograph of Senator L. J. Dickinson of I own, as lie iiiatlo the keynote speech nit tho opening session of the Republican national convention in Chicago Hlndlum Tuesday morning.. Dickinson lauded President Hoover's record as president. Ills was the first y ':: ; of several orations leading up to the successful nomination of Hoover Thursday. John J. Raskob Named With Fox j In Stock Query WASHINGTON, Juno 17 (P) Testi mony that John J. Raskob partici pated In a short selling pool In Fox theatres stock, which made a profit of nearly $2,000,000 was. given the senate banking committee today by William 'A. Gray, committee counsel. The' chairman of the Democratic national committee was named as a participant along with William Fox head or tho fox. mm ana rox.tneatres corporation in the committee's 1 in vestigation of the New .York stock exchange. .- William. F. Kenny, Mrs. Elizabeth Meehan, Joseph E, Hlgglns, Bradford Ellsworth, Walter P. Chrysler and Nicholas F. Brady were others named. Raskob, Chrysler, Brady and fox were described as the largest par ticipants having assumed a liability of $750,000 each. The participants in tho pool were named by Gray after Senator Wal- cott (R., Conn.) asked him directly who they were. The pool was described as. operat ing in 1020. WILLIAM FOX ILL WASHINGTON, June 17 Word that William Fox is still 111 and will not be able to appear today for ques tioning In tho senate stock market Investigation was brought to tho committee room this morning by an (Continued on Page Five) Fiction Cowboys Really Live, Says Tex Ricker, Guide Hard riding, straight shooting cow boys, who rope a mean steer, much in the style of a western novel, really llvo In Jackson Hole, Wyo., one of the sites In the West where tho old ro mantic spirit still prevoils, Tex Ricker, who Is a visitor In La Grande and Union tills week from Jackson Hole country, says. Mr. Ricker Is one of tho most widely known of all tho guides of Yellowstone Pork, b pend ing his springs, summers ond au tumns guiding pnrtles through the park and tho high mountains of the Jackson Hole country on Hunting ana fishing trips. Jackson Hole Is ono of the most beautiful sections of Yellowstone park, -and tho little town with winter population of 500 swells to 40.000 and 50.000 people during the summer. Easterners and Westerners hired by the tolcs of the high moun tains, tho J. Y. Dude ranch, the fish ing and big game hunting, come to Jackson Holo bnforc entering Yellow' stone Pork, and for days beforo tho opening of tho national playground the Jackson Hole country Is thronged with fishermen and hunters. After the season closes In the fall, the Hole country lends Itself for a winter play ground where skliers make Jumping records and tobogganers slide down the natural runways, exhilarating In the thin pure air. Rodeos are a common occurrence In the Jackson Hole. country, and Mr. Ricker, between trips guiding tourists or sportsmen through the park, helps stage the rodeos, having received his early training In staging rodocs from Fred and John Spain in union, wnore he has since spent several of his win ters. For big game hunting and for trout fishing, Mr. Ricker boasts that Jack son Hole affords tho best In the country, and he has convinced many nationally known celebrities of the fact, since every year he guides mo tion picture stars, governors, prize lighters, noblemen, newspaper editors and hundreds of others, including Wfdlaco Beery, of motion ' picture fame. Jack Dempsey, prize fighter, the governor of Nevada, the editor of tho New York World and French noblemen, all of whom have mode his 28 years as a guide extremely interesting. Mr. Ricker will bo In La Grande and Union for the next four or five days visiting with friends and staying at tho Union hotel. GANGSTERS KILL PAL OF CAPONES "Barker The Immune" Riddled After Years . .Of Violence. ' CHICAGO, Juno 17 W) - A tor rent of gangland bulleta has drum med publlo enemy Georgo (Red) Barker, associate of the Capones. out of the ranks , 'of- underworld leaders. Today vacant was trur-throno no was reputod to have reared on labor racketeering, terrorism, bombings and a multitude of crimes of violence . ' The death volley was fired from a flat across the street where the as sassins apparently had lain In wait for hours and left empty cartridges and remnants of ft dinner about. Two young men mid a young woman rented tho flat two weeks ago, Tho gunmen pumped 18 rifle and pistol bullets Into tho body of "Bar ker tho Immune," whom until last night . neither the foes of gangland nor the arm of Cook county law had been able to check In tho career of crime which he began In 1016. Two men wero held today for In vestigation In the slaying Larry Evans, a waiter, and George Blck ford, hotel clerk, who helped three others pick up the gangster's lifeless body. Barker had never been convicted in Cook county through -yeors of persis tent harassment by police oi a cnarge more sorlous than larceny though murders and all forms of labor war violence had boon laid at his door. He "muscled In" on ono union after another till at the height of hlo checkered career ho was reputed to hove had an Income of $200,000 a year. ' Michigan brought him his only major conviction and put him be hind the bnrs or the Marquottc stato penitentiary from 1020 to 1020 from Detroit for assault to rob. Ho onenprd In 1022 but was at liberty only six days. It was oh his return to Chicago from Marquotte that tho hoodlum begun laying the groundwork for his vast racketeering siruciuro. CHICAGO, June 17 (P) A gang of oxtortlonlsts walked Into a police trim laid In a loop gumming csion llHhinent yesterday and three of Its members were shot to death with shotgun and pistol fire. A fourth escaped. Todoy the police revealed tho three men killed had been warned of their fato by a police lieutenant at a show up Just a week ago. "Some day the pollco are going to got tired of bringing you fellows in hero and tnoyii suna you 10 me mor gue" Lieut. Edward Birmingham told them. -Tho warning wns prophetic. Harold Partner, 20, Samuel Kotz, 27, and Frank Rogers, 31, all minor gangsters and police characters, wero mowed down by the oiiiccrs. Tho fourth who escaped was not Identified. COUPLE STARVE MAN TO DRIVE AWAY 'DEVILS' UALTIMOKE. Juno 17 lPl I'ollro today ptcc-ed together a Htory of tho Btnrvlng to denth ol a 20-yenr-old cripple by hlR mothor and brother "to drive out devllfl that poHHenfted him." Tho body kept on u couch In their home, wwt found yesterdny. A dlnry kept by Uio brother re corded that death occurred April 4 nnd predicted that "he will anno from tho dead" Juno 26." Tho cripple. Grant Aubol. was found by officer InvcftllKatlng hla dlnappoarance. reported by nolKhbom. The mother, Mm. Annie Aubel, 65, who a few daya beforo had turned a health officer away from the hoUHO anylng "Ood won't let you In." wa nrrealed with her aon, Paul Aubel, SO. Mussolini Flays U. S.As Country With "No Policy" LONDON, Juno 17 m Premier Mussolini waa quoted in an Interview published by the Daily Express today as caustically criticising tho United States and democracy generally and predicting a long series or "politico; economic and military wars" for the worm. America has no nollcy!" the cor- reanoudent auotod him aa saying, bit teriv-and witn "iMiraonio oonwrnpti." This was in renly;'to:.a suggostion that tht? Unlts.1 States was "ono of the life belts to which Idealists aro clinging for solvation In the world criBis." II Duco Bummed up his Impression of America, tho correspondent said, In two worda prohibition and iina bergh. "(Evidently referring to the kidnaping of Charles Augustus Lind bergh Jr.)" ' "Drv America win never una ner self," he was reported as saying. "She must go wet to find hersolf. In the maantimo Europe Is drifting to dls astor and revolution,"' Smiling derisively, tho correspon dent said, Mussolini then turned his guno on democracy. "Democracy is nothing," he sold "The people ore nothing. In every country they ore weary of talk. They need men of action. They cannot save themselves; they need saviors. And he added: "There aro no sa vlors." For the future, he was quoted as saying, he foresaw a long werles of wars. "There's war now," ho added. Tho era of reparations is ended, ho said, and added that "if Germany aaya 'no' Italy also will say 'no' I" Franco Molds Hack on Cancellation LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 17 (fit Groat Britain offorod to wipe the slate clean of reparations and war debts at the International economic conferenco hero today, but France insisted that elimination of trade barriers was more important thau cancellation or the war payments. Germany's spokesman, in a temper ature address, made no reference to repudiation or reparations but Indi cated that It might be necessary to docloro a moratorium on private dobls, most of which are owed to Americans, Tho most important concrete achievement of today's session was the accoptanco by Great Britain. Franco, Italy, Belgium and Japan or a temporary agreement to suspend reparation payments from June 30, when the Hoover moratorium onds, to the close of the present conferenco. This sidetracked a suggestion that tho Hoover holiday be extended an other six months. It assured contin uation of the conferenco at least un til next month. Nevlllo Chamberlain, speaking for tho MacDonald government, assorted that Great Urltnln Is ready to waive her claim to 2,000.000,000 In war payments provided all the other gov ernments concerned will do tho same. (Continued on Page Vour Child Drowns In Willamette River PORTLAND, Ore., June 17 W' Clavtoti Emerion. B. of Portland allppeil from a lot! boom nnd fell Into the Willamette river and drowned horo lnut liliiht. Tho body wns re covered 20 minutes later by tho liar bor nntrol. While returning from tlio sccno of tho drowning the harbor pntrol found tho body of an unidentified man floating In tho river. Amelia Is Given Rumanian Order DUCHAHEST, Rumania. Juno 17 Ml King Carol today conferred the or der of Merrlt for aviation of the Rumanian government on NTtb. Amelia Earhnrt Putnam, American woman transatlantic flier. Mrs. Putnam Is now on tho way from Franco to tho United States. to. p. show : VACATES FOR DEMOCRATS Opposition fParty Ready To Commence Great Parley June 27. . ' CURTIS AND LIQUOR SESSION HIGHLIGHTS Dolly Gann Leader in Chi cago Fight to ;Fut Over Brother Against OppoV sition From Wets. ! . . ' .. i -1 By Byron Price 1 (Associated Press Staff Writer) ! CHICAGO, June 17 UP) The bl . Ropubllcan show is over, but the Democrats are movlnor In with an. even more imposing array of political stage -trimmings, and, the pause will . od oiuy uiinpomry, l( j Having renonunatea Hoover ana Curtis, chosen Everett Sanders of In- ' dlana their campaign manager, and , . melted down the great variety of prof t hlbltlon views into a plank, prom lay Ing submission of a plan for mod It flcatlon, the hosts of the G. O. P. evacuated their Chicago haunts dur4 Normal Life - Resumed t Todav nearlv all of tho Mlchiaan avenue hotels which house them, du Ing the three convention days were bock to the normal ways of life. , 1 . Within a week, the- Democrats will be In Chicago, In the same hotels, preparing for the 4 opening of thelt own convention, in the 'same oveitf grown stadium on the. west side, on Monday, June 27. The vanguard wa here before the Republicans were be T yond the city limits. Advance agents of a dozen presidential4 candidate will be getting headquarters space1 in shape over the present weekend; and then It will be a matter of steady lly increasing activity until the gaye drops, , . . i t: v . .- i p 'ine Kepuoifcans leit psnina tnem tho memory of at least-two event which bid for place In political nty tory. Ono, of course was the sun den upward sure $1 . ..sentiment for prohibition repeal, 'Viirtotftt only after, a real ' 'convention .battle. Ji Tho'-othef was tho final victory yesterday jo -Vice President Curtis In his candid- -apy for renomlnatlon. ' ! ' Defeat Threaten Curtis ! For a time, even toward the end it appeared that Curtis was on the verge of defeat, despite the fact that every key man- in the convention understood President Hoover wanted -his running mate of 1932 'kept oh tho ticket. There was, wet oppoal- (Continued on Page FlTe' Monthly Luncheon 't To Be Island City Island City will be the meeting ploce for the Chamber of Commerce when they hold their annual chicken dinner and monthly luncheon meet ing, at the community church on Tuesday, June 21. The luncheon will begin at ia:iu ana win sojourn uc 12:60 allowing time for members of tho chamber to return to La Grande by one o'clock. ino luucneon win oe servoa uy wv women of Island City. J Michigan Man To Head Police Chiefs PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 17 (fl - Alfred Seymour, chief of police of Lansing, Mich., was olected president of the International Association ox Chiefs of Police at tho closing session of tho unnunl convention of the as sociation hero today. Other officers . elected, included Chief of Pollco L. V. Jenkins, of Portland, sixth vlco president. Chicago was selected as the 1033 convention city. . ' i Wheat Today J CHICAGO, June 17 W) Selling pressuro brondened and buying sup port gave out In wheat late today, with tho mnrket falling more than 2 centfl from the day'fl top. Weakness of the wow xoric biockb hnd considerable boarlsh effect, and ao did good ruins In parts of tho Am erican northwest as woll aa at some points In Canada, together with fa vorable weatner. ior narvest opera tions southwest. North American ex port demand for wheat was slack. All deliveries of wheat eold at a new low for tho season shortly before trading ended. Wheat closed nervous, iy(2'.& under yesterday's finish, corn 1142c down, onto !4V4 off, and provisions at a rlso of 2 to 7c. , CHICAGO, June 17 (IT) Drain values sagged today after a show of firmness at the'outeot. Traders took their cuo from downturns of securi ties, and almost Ignored a rlso In wheat quotation at Liverpool. Open ing unchanged to c higher, wheat afterward declined all around. Corn started unchanged to J4c up and subsequently undorwont a general setback. PORTLAND, ' June 17 Wl Wheat lost In both tho cash and future market today. On the futures mar ket July was off c, September lo and December lo bu. On tho merchanto exchange cash Wheat lost iC bushel. Hmoll lots of established brand flour was reported sold to North China but prices, whlls not mad public, are understood to bo without profit to miller. f
