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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1932
BASTERN OREGON'S LOADING) NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 255
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Old Time Miner Dies
MIKE NELSON
KILLED WHEN
TRUCK SLIDES
Old Time La Grander Had
Picturesque Life,
Friends Recall.
LURE OF MINES HAD
LIFETIME APPEAL
Veteran Miner and Lum
berjack Succumbs In-
, stan try When Accident
Occurs Near Starkey.
' Death was Instantaneous when
Itflke Weavelstead, known to old
timers as Mike Nelson, was run down
by a truck In which he was going
to his mines at Carson yesterday
morning. Mr. Nelson and three other
men were driving between starkey
and Carson when their truck stalled.
He was about 77 years old at the
time of his death.
Mr. Nelson had Just put a block
under the back wheel of the truck
and it had started forward with htm
following behind. The driver lost
control of the car and It started
backward, running over Mr. Nelson
and killing him Instantly.
Lived In Colorful Time
: A survival of one of the most pic
turesque periods In Western history
Is -Mr. Nelson wno nas oeen a lum
ber Jack, a saloon keeper and i
miner In the Grande Bonde valley
and surrounding mountains for the
Dsst 40 years, and pioneers still re
late the interesting deeds of Mike
Nelson and his "cronies."
More than 40 years ago, Mr. Nel
son came to La Grande, a compara
tively young man and worked as a
lumber Jack for the first Grande
rtonde lumber company. A mining
fever struck the valley, and he turned
from the tall timber to the mines,
and was associated with Paul Bub-
zlnl In mining activity at Beaver
creek.
Lived In Union
Feeling continuously the lure of
the mlneB and the metals, he gave
up active participation In ithe busi
ness, and opened a saloon in Elgin,
which he operated until the state
went dry in 1914.,' He ran a soft
drink parlor for a short while, but
filially returned to mining and has
been dabbling In the business since
that time, ttt Carson.
Bekmeed to Elks
Mr. Nelson was a lite member of
the Elks lodae.
It is believed that he has a brother
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Accident Victim
Will Be Buried
Sunday at Baker
'Edward Clausen, who was killed at
12:46 Thursday morning wnen ine
car in which he was riding turned
over at & corner near Riverside park.
will be burled Sunday, June 26, at
Baker, following funeral services neia
there at 3.30 In the afternoon.
'. The body may be viewed until 8:30
Saturday rrtornlng at Walkers Fun
eral home, where arrangements are
being made.
Mr. Clausen lived In Baker prac
tically all his life and left there for
La Grande lour or live years ugu.
He Is survived bv his mother Mrs.
N. W. Courtney, of La Grande, Anna
Clausen of Baker; three sisters, mh.
Milton Allen, of Baker, and Miss Dol
ly Clausen, of Long Beach, Calif, and
two brothers, Julius, of La Grande,
nd John, of Washington.
At the time of the accident Mr.
Clausen, who. worked for the Bow-man-Hlckn
Lumber company, was
Tiding with his wife and hlB brother,
Julius Clausen, also of La Grande.
Thev were drlvlnir at an excessive
late of speed, It Is said, when they
attempted to turn . a corner Just
north of the city park. The car over
turned and Mr. Clausen, wnu
out when the door flew open, was
pinned underneath the car In about
one foot of water. He suffered a bro
ken neck and a crushed chest.
. His brother had a broken skull
lrom which he will recover, and Mrs.
Clausen broke her arm. -i
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Edwin D. Hicks
Named Yale Fellow
NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 24 (flV
Edwin D. Hicks, of Canyon City,
Ore., has been named to receive a
sterling fellowship in law at the Yale
law school.
Hicks, a graduate of the University
of Oregon, is district attorney of
Grant county. His present term ex
pires in January 1933.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and
Saturday; mild: moderate,
v changeable winds offshore;
fair over the week-end.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m: 63 above.
Minimum: 64 above.
Condition: Clear.
WKATIIER YESTERDAY
Maximum: 87 above; mini
mum, 60 above.
Condition: Clear.
Weather June 24, mi
Maximum: 78; minimum, 60
above.
Condition: Cloudy.
Umatilla Forest
Fire Hazards Are
Slight at Present
Maintenance Work Nearly
completed, Full Urew
Goes On July 1, More
head Announces.
The fire hazard in the TTmntllla
National forest Is verv slleht with
excellent weather conditions prevail
ing, L. O. Morehead, fire warden,
stated today. Trail work and tele
phony line maintenance are practic
ally completed, and a full crew of
men will do put on July 1.
Last spring the fires started about
the middle of May, the dry weather
increasing the hazard.
Tucker lllves Kestrlctlons
G. J. Tucker, district ranker on the
Meacham district of the Umatilla
forest, has announced restrictions
which will go Into effect July 1, to
prevent occurrence of forest fires due
to carelessness of forest, users. The
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Extra! Extra! i
Grade School Has
Poets and Editors
Extra! Extra I The mlmeoeraoh
starts to whir, and the publication
of the summer edition of the J. H.
Ackerman Training School paper be
gins. Skilled news writers collected
tho items of Interest in the classes.
poets and authors contributed to the
literary columns, and the staff art
ists furnished a full page line draw
ing to enhance the appeal, and the
result Is "Extra." published every
Friday morning.
vacua Baxter is the editor-m-cmer,
and has an able staff Including Jun
ior Sams, business manager; FranciB
Singleton, news editor: Adalene
Bunch, art; Phyllis Douglas, literary;
Mrs. Elmo Stevenson, adviser for to
day's Issue.
contributors in the news section
are Sara Patten, Edwin Rub, Eileen
Winn, Ida Jones, Annette Turn, Eu
gene Shultz, Frances Singleton, Vadls
Baxter, Frieda Marshall, Annie Swe
tich, Elmo Flnlay, Clara Johanson,
Paul Hyde. Helen Jean Webb. Frank
Thomas, Ruth Jeanne Zurbrlck, Floyd
Chrusoskle, Helen Miller, Jackie
Hayes,
Dick Karther wrote the editorial,
and contributors of poetry were
Elmo Cottrell, Mildred tlreeVi. Tfliiiceb
Singleton, Nancy Lee Llndsey, Phyl
lis Douglas, Nadine Zwelfel, Mar
Jorie Williamson.
"Clowns" Is the attractive name of
one contribution:
"What funny, funny clowns,
All dressed up In ladies' gowns,
Aren't they funny clowns??
They are now making frowns."
Another, called "Storm," is:
"The thunder flashed, the lightning
roared.
First it rained, and then it poured.
A streak of red was in the sky;
I saw a comet flashing by
To its realm beyond the sun,
Another day had Just begun."
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MRS. LYDIA DAY
DIES TODAY AT
HER HOME HERE
. Mrs. Lydla Day, who has mode her
home here during the post five years,
died at 8:15 this morning at her
home at 1308 Cherry Btreot, at the
age of 78 years, 10 months and 10
days. Funeral arrangements will be
made later awaiting the arrival of re
latives. Lydla Gibsoh was born on August
14, 1053 in Franklin, III. At the age
of sixteen years she moved to Mis
souri where she Inter, on August 28,
1873 married O. W. Dny. Mrs. Dny
was united with Baptist church at
an early age and worked with the
church all her life.
She is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. Lulu R. Gentry, of Tacomo,
Mary A. Johnson, of Salt Lake, nnd
Clara B. Anderson, of Huntington;
ono daughter-lu-low. Mrs. Josle Day.
of La Grande; 18 grandchildren and
11 great grandchildren. Two dough
ters were at her bedside at the time
of her death.
Snodgrass and Zimmerman are In
charge or funeral arrangements.
Hug Reunion To
Be Held Sunday
The twelfth annual reunion of the
Hug family will be held Sunday at
tho Elgin ram. hcluiuiuk iu -nouncement
mode by Mrs. T. K. Bel
lamy, secretary. A picnic dinner,
shortly after noon, and a progrom
directed by Ivan Hug. of Elgin, presi
dent of the family association, will
mnko up the day's entertainment.
Around 200 members of the family
are expected to attend. G. W. Hug.
of Salem, superintendent of city
schools, will be nt the family reunion
for the first time. He nnd Mrs. Hug
are expected to arrive tonight.
Claim Union Would
End Alumni Feuds
PORTLAND. Ore.. June 24 (TV
Physical consolidation of the Uni
versity of Oregon and Oregon State
college on one campus will save taxpayers-
money and eventually will
heal the differences that exist be
tween alumni of the two Institutions,
sneakers asserted at a meeting of the
.' Tnnfltff' Ec-uallza-
tlon league here last night.
Tfci. .hnuld not be a fight be
tween alumni: it should be a move
In the Interest oi inxij "'""""
.,.. airi Mark Woodruff.
nmviwii chairmen at the
meetlne. was Instructed to appoint a
nenTorganlzalion favoring consoll
Sauon and to raise funds to finance
JOBLESS IN
UNIONCOUNTY
T0TAU100
County Judge U, G. Couch
bays Conditions Here
Are Worst Yet
HIGHWAY CREATING
NO RELIEF WORK
Farm Jobs to Be Rarer
This Summer Warm
Weather Makes Situa
tion Somewhat Easier.
With over 1 100 unemployed of
Union county registered at the of-
nce oi me county judge, u. u.
Couch, conditions here are described
as being worse than at any previous
time auring tne current period or
depression. Emergency relief work
which was carried on by the state
highway during the post winter, giv
ing employment to about 600 men,
has stopped, leaving only small crews
on the regular summer maintenance
and repair work.
Summer alleviates the condition to
a certain extent since fuel and cloth
ing are of less importance as a ne
cessity, but county officials show no
optimism because all of the activi
ties to furnish Jobs during the win
ter are at a standstill.
Farmers Trade Work
Farm work, which is usually
counted on to solve the summer's
unemployment problem to a great
extent, Is furnishing only a few jobs
since the farmers are unable to pay
wages and are trading work with,
their neighbors. Slow markets In the
small fruit business make it prac
tically impossible for fruit raisers to
employ their usual large crewB of
men, aitnougn oerry growers nave
made a special effort to give all their
extra work to local men.
Promotion Plan Ends
The work promotion plan which
furnished Jobs for ft few men has
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BURY RWKER;11
DEATH IS STILL
A MYSTERY
Mrs. L. Z. Terrnll
Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Ore., June 24 (Special)
Tex Ricker, who waB found shot to
death in Union early Tuesday morn
ing, was burled this morning and of
ficers investigating the case Btate that
they are not ready to make a definite
announcement although they are still
actively engaged in probing Into the
mysterious death. Rloker was buried
in Union, and Rev. R. C. Lee, of the
Methodist church, conducted the ser
vice. Officers are still admitting the pos
sibility of murder concerning the
death. Mr. Ricker came to Union re
cently from Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Judge Knowles Home
From Portland Trip
Judgo J. W. Knowles returned Wed
nesday evening after attending the
grand lodge of the Woodmen of the
World in Portland and transacting
official business. Judge Knowles is
Judge of tho circuit court and has
many friends in Western Oregon
whom he sees on his visits to that
section.
ONE LABOR FATALITV LISTED
SALEM. June 24 (P) Bert Edson,
mill laborer at Dallas, was listed as
the only fatality in Oregon industry
the past week, me industrial acci
dent commission announced today
thero were 433 accidents reported
during that tlrrye.
Civil War
Gandhi Praised By Young Man
Recently Returned From India
Mr. Ohandl was born a century
ahead of his time and many of his
countrymen along with the rest of
the world are unable to appreciate
the Intellect and the courage of In
dia's grent leader Is the opinion of
Wilson McKlnlay who returned to
America on May 11, after six years
apent In India. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Klnlay and their son, Olen Wilson,
lived at Mussoorle Province In the
Himalayas where he was a missionary
teacher of mathematics in a Junior
college.
While In La Grande they are visit
ing with Mrs. McKlnlay's grand
mother, Mrs. Lydla Grandy and other
relatives, and with his uncle. Harry
McKlnlay. They expeot to leave soon
for Seattle or California, where he
plans to work for his Master of Arts
degree.
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MANOO IH FROZEN
MANILA OP) A new process of
freezing the msngo which may bet
ter preserve this tropical "tree-mel-lon"
for shipment to temperate zones
has been announced by the Insular
department of agriculture. Secre
tary Rafael Alunan says the system
will preserve the taste and texture
of the fruit.
MORE RELIEF
IS VOTED BY
THE SENATE
Red Cross is Ordered to
Use Farm Board Wheat
For Needy Families.
GARNER MEASURE
UP TO CONFERENCE
Washington Learns Henry
Allen Will Handle Cam
paign Publicity on Re
quest of the President.
NEW YORK, June 24
The stock market 'ha(T an
abrupt sinking spell today,
which threatened to violate
the cyclical registered by price
averages June 1. Net losses
4 ranged from 1 to more than 3
S points, and the closing 'tone
was weak. Turnover- approx-
invited 700,000 shares. "
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WASHINGTON, June 24 VP) The
senate today passed a bill authorizing
the Red Oroso to use an . additional
60.000,000 bushels of farm board
wheat for relief. .
WASHINGTON, June 24 (P) The
house today sent to conference with
the senate the 2,300,000,000 Garner
Wagner relief bill. . :
WASHINGTON, June 24 UP) A
favorable report on the nomination of
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Ritchie Rally Is
Noisy Event In
Convention City
i CHICAGO, June 24 iP) Amid a
orowd that pressed oo tightly upon
him he lost a shoe. Governor Ritchie
of Maryland was plunged today, Into
a yelling,- Jostling demonstration led
by three bands through downtown
streets on his arrival.
Behind the car In -which he sat
and smiled and waved to the crowd,
supporters marched with banners em
iiijtwe.'l wlJUhe slogan "We will win
with Ritchie." - The parade wound
from the station to a reception In
his headquarters at the hotel.
The cheering started when Mary
land's candidate for the presidency
appeared on the train steps. There
was continued shouting as he pro
gressed slowly through the throng
packed Into the station.
On prohibition he sold :
"Everyone knows I have been for
repeal for ten years."
He said he would urge that the
platform not only work for submis
sion of a repeal amendment but would
also work to have such an amend
ment approved. He favored modifi
cation of the VolBtead act In the
meantime as a revenue producer.
Junior Leaguers
Slate Sunday Game
The Union county American Legion
Junior baseball team will meet an
aggregation of players of former years
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
John Garlty, coach, announced today.
The Junior team comprises Buck
Fowler, Imbler, catcher; Lyle Crouser,
Imbler, first base: Del Jones, La
Grande, second; ET.ton Frlzzell. of
Pleasant Grove, or Dick Howell, of
Imbler, short stop; Dick Howell or
Klmmell of La Grande, third ba-ae;
Kimmell and Beck, of La Grande, and
Richardson and Mills, of Cove, out
field. Bernard De Bord, of Cove, and
Keith Mclnnls, of Imbler, will pitch.
Phlppen of Elgin; Hugh Erwln. of
La Grande, and Ralph Fowler, of Is
land City, will sub.
Members of the other team will be
Knapp, Woods, Thoma3, Nelson, B.
Nelson, Courtnery; Munsell, Roe.
Blokland, Corey, Torrence and Hart
man. -
Breaks Out In Siam
G. A. R. Session
Ends at Corvallis
CORVALLIS. Ore., June 24 W
Installation of officers Thursday aft
ernoon brought to a close the 61st
annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic and IU affil
iated organizations.
The following were chosen dele
gates to the national convention of
the Woman's Relief corps: Hattio Cal
vert. Grants Pass; Florence Kelly, The
Dalles; Louise King, Salem: Julia
Gault. McMlnnvllle; Ada Clark, Em
ma Ellis, Hilda McEachern, Eva Sam
mjons, Helen Butler and Nettle
Greeno, all of Portland.
Mnmi' Prefer ltlnmles
JOHANNESBURG, 8. A. W A
blonde llama was born In the zoo
here. Officials declare that the dark
brown parents of the little animal
looked surprised when they saw their
offspring..
IN flAIIY'H MKMOKV
LONDON UP) Lady Sackvllle has
opened a fund to endow a cot In
memory of the Lindbergh baby at the
Hertford British hospital In Pnrln
with a personal contribution of 91800.
Third Faction
WETS HECKLE BISHOP AT DRY RALLY
L
When Bishop James Cannon Jr. attacked prominent wet Democrats
In Ills speech before the dry leaders at tnelr "Loyally convention" In.
?l Chicago church, a hulf-dozen wets challenged nls remarks. . The
lecklers were ushered from the cliurali. Here you see Bishop Cannon
spurring drys to resist the wets' onslaughts in the Republican national
convention and in the Kemocrntlc-conveiitlon which will follow.
W,ets May Drive
Clarence Wilson
To Aid of Hoover
PORTLAND, Ore.. Juno 24 (P)
Approval of the resubmission of the
prohibition question In a "constitu
tional wny," but doubt concerning his
support of Herbert Hoover for prenu
oVnt in-the Impending campaign was
expressed in an Interview here lost
night' by Dr. Clarence True Wilson,
head of the Methodist board of tem
perance, prohibition and . public
morals,
Wbllo Dr. Wilson was discussing na
tional matters, the City attorney's of
fico was preparing to try him next
week on a charge of reckless driving,
resulting from an accident here last
February. The dry leader had noth
ing to Bay; concerning the trial, al-
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Steer Bolts Fence
And Scares Crowd
MOLALLA. June 24 (P) - Specta
tors In the grandstand at the rodeo
grounds were tnrown in a panic yes
terday afternoon when a bucking
steer jumped the protecting fence and
lunged Into the crowd. Mrs. Dale
Hacks tod t received a bndly bruised
leg when she was pinned beneath the
animal after it fell. She was delayed
In making a hasty exit with the rest
of the crowd by grabbing her 20
months old Bon who was not Injured.
Mrs. Hackstedt Is suffering from
shock.
Previous to the rodeo It is custo
mary to gip bucking horses and
stccra a preliminary tryout and these
events always attract spectator. Tho
steer had unseated Its rider and was
being chased about the arena In an
effort to pen the animal when the
accident occured.
Headed by Chief Jim White, a
group or 35 Umatilla Indians will ar
rive tomorrow and remain through
out the rodeo. They will also attend
the Indlon dance in the evening.
Army, Navy In
Revolt Against
State Monarchy
WA8H1NOTON, June 24 (Ken
neth Potter, American chargo d'af
faires at Bangkok, reported to the
state department today that the army
and navy had revolted In Biam.
Potter's message said the revolt
broke out this morning and took the
country by surprise.
Members of tho royal family, the
minister of Interior and the chief of
tho police were seized and held at
Throne hall under guard.
Tho actual leaders of tho revolt
were not known.
Potter said It was rumored a de
mand will bo made for the establish
ment of a count! tut ion a I monarchy
under the present king.
No opposition to the revolt was re
ported by Potter. He said the streets
In Bangkok were quiet but ono of
ficer was sold to have been shot for
refusal to Join the movement.
Potter added that circulars were
issued stating that marital law was
(Htublinhed and that opposition would
endanger the royal family.
Economic conditions have been
considered serious In Slam for some
time. On April 25 a large group of
poverty-stricken farmers presented
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f2S
THERE'S THE RUB-
MISS MYRTLE SOBS
Aimee's Hubby is Modem
Cyrano; Penned Songs
For Former. Love. ,
it-
LOS -ANGELES.. June 24 .(M--For
the second time. Myrtle St. Pierre
burst Into tears on the witness stand
today and collapsed as defense at
torneys forced her to relate how sho
cavo an aiconoi ruo ana ugnt ne&z-
ment to David Hutton, whom she has
sued for 92OO,O0O alleging breach of
promise. - : , .
Hutton, Bitting at his counsel's el
bow a moment before, firing ques
tions at the witness as she testified
about a love Bong which she claimed
he wrote for her, watched her out
break of emotions calmly.
Confirming the questions of Hut
ton's lawyer, Mark Jones, that she
had given him, treatments in her
"health salon," the Pasadena nurse
diagrammed on a blackboard for the
Jury where- he had sat while she min
istered to him.
It was a question calling upon her
to tell the process of such treat
ments that led to a momentary
breakdown and the court called a
recess.
INSURANCE IS
REVISED WHEN
LODGE MEETS
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 24 (P)
Additional forms of insurance certi
ficates which more fully meot mod
ern Insurance needs have boon
adopted by the Woodmen of the
World In quadrennial head camp ses
sion here.
A double Indemnity clause to pro
tect members up to 00 years of age
haa been adopted as a rider for pres
ent and -future certificate holders.
Provisions also have been made to
extend certificate privileges to mem
bers engaged In occupations previous
ly excluded.
Peter F. Ollroy, of Denver, head
consul, who anndunccd the changes,
said he believed these new forms
would place the Woodmen of the
World In tho foremost position among
fraternal protective organizations.
Joint L. Schwelgert, general attor
ney, told delegates to the head camp
Houston that every Just certificate
obligation presented for payment
Blnco the 1928 head camp session in
Oakland had been paid.
Klamath Falls
Lad Is Drowned
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Juno 24 W
Leo RoufN, 16, of Klamath Falls,
drowned In tho Link river hero
Thursday. The boat In which he and
two small girls were riding capsized
whllo the children wore trying to
get It to shore after it had developed
a leak.
The two girts got ashore safely.
Roufa' body was recovered an hour
later.
Calles Hopes For
Wife's Recovery
BOSTON. June 24 W) Mombers of
the family of Sen or a Leonor Calles,
wtfo of the former president of Mex
ico, were cheered early today by word
from the hospital that she passed a
restful night after an operation yes
terday for removal of a brain tumor.
8c nor a Calles was operated upon at
Peter Brent Brlgham hospital by Dr.
Harvey Cushlng, noted brain special
ly., npnnrnl Plutarco Ellas Calles.
her husband, and members of his
nartv. remained at their hotel ana
kept In touch with the hospital.
Threats
State Squelches
Hopes For Help
On Road Projects
No Relief Aid to Come
. From Highway Com
mission Until Federal
Assistance is Given.
' PORTLAND. June 24 W) Delega
tions appearing before the state high
way commission yeeteruny received
little encouragement for aid In com
pletion of road projects or Immediate
unemployment relief. The commls
Blon informed each group thafr state
funds were not available and no
plana could be made for emergency
work until assistance Is received from
the federal government.
low bidders on 16 or tne n pro
jects considered by the commission
yesterday were awarded tne joos at a
cost of 9400,000. The awards virtually
completes the regular program tor
uus year as previously ouuinea, un
less government relief Is arranged,
Two Jobs were held for further In
vestigation.
Columbia and Tillamook county
courts appeared before the commis
sion to designate secondary highways
in their counties. The state road;
body Is fast completing Its secondary
highway map, their designations be
ing decided upon by county courts
and the members of the commission.
Demand Hhort Cut to Nea
Persistent with their demands for
immediate aotlon on a short-cut to
the sea, representatives of the five
northwest counties' organization again
appeared neiore tne commission ana
again were told that aa soon as money
was available work would be done on
that project. Surveys are now In pro-.
gress, the delegation neaded by u. J.
Upson of Portland, was reminded, In
dicating the commtQBlon's attitude on
this project. ,
Linn county's syBtem of handling
unemployment renei as iar as nign-
way matters were concerned came it
for commendation by members of the
highway commission when the Linn
county group appeared asking for
about $12,000 for further work on
the south end of the Santlam high
way; The county last year took care
of between 00 and 70 men on road
work, paying them $2 a day of which
1 was consigned to their ddpendente.
Workers were charged 75 cents a day
for board at the camp and allowed 25
cents extra lor emoxes - or pocket
money. All memners or, tne commis
sion lauded the system. No promise
of .support was given but the com
mission tooK tne matter unaer aa
viscment. :
Douglas,- comity Scotsburg-Para-dlse
creek section of TJmpqua high
way, 11.05 miles screened graver our-
racing. Portland Sand Gravel Co.
18.737. '
Klamath county Terminal City-
Klamath Falls section of The DalleB
California highway. 1.72 miles of con
crete pavoment and .52 miles of
crushed rock surfacing. Dunn it Bak
er, Klamath Falls, S54.525.
Lane county Cheshlro-Pralrle road
section of Sluslaw highway, 4.02 miles
or grading, j&conuon de Jensen or
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Scout Camp Trip
, Is Grand Prize
In Craft Contest
With a two-weokB outing at the
Boy Scout camp at Wallowa lake, a
gift of tho Rotary club, aa a grand
prize, Intorest Is Increasing among
tno noys or arancio in the crafts
manship contest conducted by the
La Grande nubile library.' The con-
tost will open July 2, and at least
ud ooys must register at tne uorary
and Btate which projects they wish
to enter beforo that time, MJss Mabel
Doty, librarian, announces.
Articles which may be entered In
the contest are radio, airplane, ship
model, basketry, totem pole and bird
house and bath, and tho competition
la open to any boy who has not yet
entered high school.
Tho projects must be completely
designed and constructed by the con
testant and he must, as far as pos
sible, obtain his information about
It from the library. Tho contestant
must have a thorough knowledge and
understanding or his project and be
able to tell why he would or would
not consider It a possible profession.
Model airplanes must not have moro
than a two-foot wing spread and
must be able to fly. Radios must be
entirely home made. Totem polcB
must not be mora than four feet
high and must have an authentic
story. Bird houses and baths must
meet tho requirement for which thoy
are rnde. Ship models must not be
submarlno types or plano-landlng
boats.
Judges will consider workmanship,
originality and knowledge of tho sub
ject In selecting tho winning articles
which will be displayed in a down
town window at tho close of tho con
test. II AW LEY WONT
PRESS RECOUNT
ON MOTT VOTE
SALEM, June 24 fP) Willis C.
Hawley will not contest the nomina
tion of James W. Mott as Republican
candidate for congress from the first
district. It was officially announced
hero today. Ronald G. Glover, sec
retary to Hawley, made one reserva
tion In giving out the announce
ment that "possible developments be
tween now and tomorrow night when
Hawley expects to leave for Washing
ton, D, C, may later change the sit
uation." Tho vetoran legislator trailed Mott
by 231 votes in the primary election
lost month. Should Hawley contest
the vote. It would require his pres
ence In Oregon, making It Impossible
for him to return to the congres
sional session, Olover announced.
This Hawley docs not wish to do.
Hawley nan oeen in rortiana awenn
Ing the head camp session of the
Woodmen of the World,
The congressman expects to rotum
to Washington by piano.
Heard
TWO-THIRDS
RULE STARTS
PARTY FIGHT
Platform and Vote Rows
Lead to Threats of ;
A New Group . V
SMITH ATTACK ON
ROOSEVELT GAINS
D e m o c r a t i c! Conclave
Promises to Be Uproar
As Leaders Mix Over
Pre-Convention Points.
CHICAGO, June 24 ( Alfred
Smith donned the Epaulets as leader '.
of the opposition to Franklin : D
Roosevelt today and began a move to
unite the supporters of other candl
dates Into a solid group to block thai
nomination of the New York goverf
nor. , ; tj
. Aa Roosevelt supporters confident
ly completed plans to toss out th
two-thirds rule and to Bhove Senator 1
WalBh, of Montana, In as permanent
chairman, Smith conferred with lead
ers of opposing candidates, Includ
ing William OlbbB McAdoo. . ,
Assurances that California . will
stand behind Speaker Garner were
understood to have been given SmlUl '.
by McAdoo and the New Yorker con
tacted Texas leaders In an effort
to make sure Texas will back their
choice to the finish. , .
Opposition to the Roosevelt plan to
abollAh the tvfo-thlrds rl cam
from nearly all the other camp.
John F. Curry, Tammany leader, and
James A. Reed who holds 36 Mis
souri ; votes denounced (the plan j
along with Representative Rayburn, -of
Texas, . manager of. the Garner
forces. . , . .
CHICAGO, - June 24 W Antl
Roosevelt warriors from half a dbeea
presidential camps rallied today
around the " time-worn standard oc
tho two-thirds rule to resist the con
fident ' march of the Rooseveitiona
against it. - ... '
Threats of a third party came from
both this dispute and the row 0er
the platform. Governor Murray . of
Oklahoma, one .61 tha 'presidential
contenders,' aald abrogation of th
rule would mean the breakdown of
the party;- f '. .- . ,
Educator Threatens Third Party
A university president told th res-
olutions committee failure to take, a
clear, unequivocal stand on economto,
lssuos would result in a new, party
being set up. - r i ;, v
From the followers of mJost of th .
presidential candidates who have
opened quarters, Including Garner,
Byrd, Smith and Tray lor, there came
protests against abolition of the rule.
Senator Gloss of Virginia Joined
them, ,
(Continued on Pare FlT '
Hitler Demands
Martial Law Be
Given Germany
MUNICH, Bavaria. June 24 )
Adolf Hitler today demanded estab
lishment of martial law throughout
Germany as a result of continuing
political clashes which, this week haw
cost 10 lives.
Furthermore, he demanded the com
munlst party be suppressed and that
the police, especially those In Prus- '
sla, be purged of socialist and cen
trist members.
LONDON, June 24 WV-Former
Crown PrlnCe Frledrlch WJlhelm of
Germany, Joined his father, the for
mjer kaiser, at Zandvoort, Holland
the Dally Herald said today in a.
dispatch from Amsterdam.
The former crown prince's visit, tha
first ho had made to Holland In sev
en years, the paper said, is to attend
a conference of former mjemjbere of
the German royal family and mon
archist politicians on the possibility
of restoring the Hohenzollerns to th
German tnrone.
The former kaiser is spending . a
short vacation at Zandvoort,
" BERLIN, June 24 (P) Hohenzol
lern family circles here today issued
the customary formfel denial of a
report published In the London Daily
Herald saying former Crown Prince
Frledrlch WJlhelm' was vlalting hia
father in Holland to attend a con
ference on the possibility of restoring
tho former monarchy In Germany.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Juno 34 HP) With blofc
ru-it possibilities a persHtent bullish
factor, wheat prices averaged higher
early today. Leading experts pointed
out as olgnlflcaut of danger that tht
spring wheat crop was tully ten day
more advanced In growth than usual.
Opening V,c otf to c up. the wheat
market later gained all around. Com
started at 14c decline to Ho advance
and subsequently held near the lul- I
tlal limits.
CHICAGO, June 24 P Overcome
by bearish Influence of the course of
Kocurltles, grains turned downward
today after an early display of flrm-
neaa.
Aside from anxiety about black
rust menace and relative to grass
hopper damage, crop reports oohttnu
cd favorablo both as to the Amerl.
can and Canadian spring wheat out
look. Bxnort demand for North Am
erican wheat remained alack.
Wheat closed heavy, Si0 tinder
yesterday's finish, corn Vio down.
oats fto off, and provisions unchang-
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