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Newspaper Page Textrmht lEiifttitt CITY EDITION K fmll Asisrtatil mm Hal Win Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed In U Grande Corering Union and Wallowa Co untie , MtMtt I VOLUME 30 MEMBEB ASSOCIATED PBBSa AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1932 AVTEBN OREGON'! IiKADINO NKWBPAFKB NUMBER 257 Whit Scrap m .Roosevelt Hoists e Flag In Two Third DROPS EFFORT TO ABROGATE PARTY RULE uovernor says Action was I Talrpn in Interest of '.Caucus Harmony FAILURE PREDICTED V THIS MORNING New Yorker Believes He Can Win, Without Mak ing Change; Supporters - Say Nomination Assured ALBANY. N. Y.. June 27 VP) Gov ernor, Franklin D. Roosevelt today telegraphed supporters at the Demo cratic . national convention to cease their efforts to abrogate the two thirds convention rule. -.The governor Indicated he was con fident of nomination without resort ing UJ a cimuige jui uto u"B vuoc, w rule of , the Democratic party. The leading candidate for the nomination sent his Instructions to abandon the fight to the director of his campaign, James A. Parley. The New Yorker said that "the action was taken. In the Interest of harmony and not because he had swerved from Ms opinion that the two-thirds was undemocratic". -. .'. , ,; : l-AKI-KY ACCEPTS ORDER i CHICAGO, June 37 (PI The Roosevelt-order against continuance of the tlgfet to eliminate the two-thirds rule - was received at headquarters and jpromptly, accepted as final by James A. Farley, - head of the Roose velt board of strategy. ... . iWltli the Southern states In revolt agalnBt abrogation of the century old rule at this time, the Roosevelt leaders had been In conference dur ing the morning considering a rever sal. of policy. . . ,. . , .-The switch name after a check up of? the delegations .showed :the. result on Abrogation of. the ,twO?'thirds . 'rule ttt-taft Hanging by a very narrow mar gin but the Rooseveltlans. Insisted up to the last that the had. the votes. --. Whether the Roosevelt . board of .strategy here had conferred, with the govefnor -before his order came was jot made known. The end of the ,tlght for. abrogation was signalled as i ' '-he Roosevelt chieftain called In Southern :eaders for conferences late i 'the morning after Alabama and ' forth. Carolina, two Roosevelt dele gations, had overwhelmingly rejected le Roosevelt move to knock out the . wo-thirds rule. ' 1 . ,. Predict Nomination ' Willing to stand on the two-thirds e. the Roosevelt spokesman conti nually predicted the nomination of f e New York governor, obviously tinting on the bulk of New York's : votos to turn the trick. ! 'iHowever, the opposition was elated ; the collapse of the fight for the ro-thlrds abrogation and was rc mbllng effort to stop Roosevelt. Senator Berkley was In the middle his keynote speech when word of 'ills - Roosevelt decision was received Id It quickly spread over the con . Jntlon floor. .. . . Senator Walsh, Montana, Roose 3 1 Candidate : for the permanent (Continued on Page Five) fVRNBULLBARN DESTROYED IN d SATURDAY FIRE it i By Mrs. L. Z. Term! I (Observer Correspondent) eNION (Spectftt) The Urge dairy ' pVhoree barn on the Turnbull dairy . t Pti, about a mile northeast of Un , 1f',m was completely destroyed by fire ' yjPut ten o'clock Saturday night. The ;j was evidently discovered by a 4'slng motorist who turned in the i-m, . Many cars flocked to the rie but the flames had progressed I) far to save anything excepting jhinery that was close to the 'Jro. Several tons of chopped hay, .messes, toots and other equipment Afi lost with the barn. No estimate been placed on the loss and only "'.mall amount of insurance was 7 'ted on the building. Appearances 5 said to point strongly toward in j Marlsm' as. a team of horses left ' In the barn had been turned 'Into an adjoining lot. 1 1. m $ $ WEATHER, FORECAST Oregon: Fog on the coast herwlse fair tonight and 4 l 1'esday; normal temperature; ntle changeable winds. k I WRAXHKR TODAY i v 7 a. m. 66 above. t't Minimum: 56 above. V Condition: Clear. a i, WEATHER YESTERDAY 4 Maximum 92, minimum 62 4 , Mi hove. i ( ? Condition: Clear. ; - dl WEATHER JirE 87, 1031 fcr Maximum 67, minimum 52 4 jhrfore. f ('Condition: Cloudy. ' ' ' C- - County Relief Is Planned by Group From Civic Clubs Centralization Stressed in Plans Outlined For Dis tribution of Food Sur plus During Winter. With 1100 unemployed In the coun ty registered with County Judge U. O. Couch, and many more unregister ed, conditions during the next winter will be deplorable, believe members of several local organizations who met this morning with the county Judge to formulate plans for a countywide relief program. Only through the co operation of the employed and the unemployed can a program be worked out whereby the abundance of excess food material can be utilized tor net winter. Must Centralize Distribution The need of centralization for col lection and distribution of foodstuff was stressed by each of the represen tatives who spoke this morning. Those who attended were Judge Couch, Miss Alice Marquardt, county health nurse: Rev. Paul De P. Mortl more, Rev. W. H. Hertzog, Mr. Scott, secretary of tho central labor coun- (Continued on Page Flvef Malone Returns To Jail From Which He Fled About two years after Spike Malone and Qeorge Hayes tied up the Jailer and escaped from the county Jail, the former returned last night and gave himself up to Sheriff Jesse B res hears. He asked to go to his hom$ on Q street and get his clothing, after which he returned about 10 o'clock this morning to the court house. Since breaking Jail, Malone has been heard, of In various places, and has traveled extensively, according to reports, but he became tired of evad ing the law and keeping hid so he returned. : He was held on a federal charge of possession of liquor and had been Indicted before the federal grand JUWC His ; trials will be vtt later. L ;. Hayes, his companion, was serving a term for robbing a vacant house. Tom De Bord, the Jailer, had Just returned Willie Elk and another pris oner, who were truBtles, to their cells when he was attacked and tied up by Hayes and Malone who locked him In the cell room. Nothing has been heard of Hayes since that time. Spike Malone ran a restaurant on Jefferson street for a number of years and has lived in La Grande for about two decades, it is recalled here. County Baseball Team is Feature Of Celebration Union county's American Legion Junior league baseball team, which defeated the all-stars, 19-0 hem yes terday, will be one group of featured performers at tho Fourth of July celebration which will bo sponsored by tho American Legion of La Grande. The local celebration, tho first In many years, Is believed to be the only one In Baker, Umatilla , and Union counties. Members of the team, which were chosen following yesterday's perform- ance are Buck Fowler, Knezcvlch, (Continued on Page Fiver You Just Know It's A Scorcher Today La Grande had Its second 02 -above mark for June yesterday .and It look ed this morning as if the thermometer wouldn't stop there today. It was five degrees warmer at 7 a. m. today than at the eame hour Sunday. This and the fact that everyone knew It was "Just naturally a scorcher" early this morning pointed to tho highest recording of June for today. At the same period last year a pro longed cool stretch had not broken. Tho maximum a year ago today was 67 above. r Picnickers flocked to the nearby canyons and streams yesterday and there was a large crowd at Wallowa Lake. Swimming was in particular vogue. Dorothy Hutsell Dies Yesterday Dorothy Eallne Hutsell died yester day morning after a short Illness. She was born May 21. 1912 in Milton, Ore and at the time of her death wns 20 years, one month and five days old. , She has made her home In La Grande practically all of her life, hav ing come here with her parents when a small child. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband. Raymond E. Hutsell: father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Rogers; mother-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Hutsell; and the following brothers and sisters, 6tella. Arthur, Ernest. Harold, Lola Mae and Betty, all of La Grande. Private funeral service will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In terment will be made in the Masonic cemetery. Snodgrass and Zimmerman are In charge of the service. ORANGEMEN STONE IRISH CATHOLICS Historic Feud Flames Again As Pilgrims at Dublin Figure in Attack CARDINAL LAURI CLOSELY GUARDED Special Eucharistic Con gress Prompts Uprising in Many Parts of Ulster Worst at Ballymena. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, June 27 (P) Scores of Irish mien and wom en nursed more or less serlouB In juries today after a flaring of the ancient feud between the Orange and the Oreen yesterday. In several parts of Northern Ire land Catholic pilgrims, on their way to the closing ceremonies of the eucharistic congress at Dublin, were attacked, stoned and beaten. After earlier riots In four cities seven of nine trains carrying the pil grims were stoned between Portadown and Belfast. Excursion steamer car rying pilgrims also were pelted with stones at Lame and several men were struck. Stones also crashed through the windows of the St. Marclssus chapel at Larne. -- ; - Police to Guard Cardinal .. As a result of these attacks the gov ernment of Northern Ireland was tak- ( Continued on Page Four) False Rumor Is Only New Slant On Ricker Death By, Mrs. L. Z. Terrall- UNION (Special) With the latest rumor tti connection WHU the death, or Tex Ricker proving falsev rio hew developments In the case- were noted during the past weekend; Saturday It was said that the first suspect had committed suicide and was in the Baker mortuary., The so-called bus pect attended the Union dance Satur day evening. .,. Officers still hold to the belief that the causes of death include the pos sibility of murder and that Jealousy was the motive for the act. The bul let which was extricated from beneath, the shoulder blade of the dead man has been sent to Portland, but no trace has been found of the gun al though officers have searched the vicinity f the place where the body was found about 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. The body of the man who made himself known In Union and La Grande as "Tex Ricker," was found on a bridge near the old woolen mill site in Union. The upward course of the bullet Is claimed to be contrary to suicidal gunshot wounds, therefore officers believe the man was attacked and shot. Many believe that the gun will be Rlckcr's own, also, since he is known to, have carried a gun while In Union. , Another theory which has been pre sented is that someone was Jealous of Rlckcr's alleged approaching marriage to Mrs. Mildred Jory, with whom he spent the evening at dinner at the Adrian Good b rod home before meet ing his death, and' have killed him In (Continued on Page Four Petrol Explodes, Lad Is Uninjured An Injury, which barely escaped being very serious was received yes terday when a Jar of gasoline ex ploded, throwing a piece of glass at Lylo Tarter, at his home at Union. Mr. Tarter started a woodsaw motor, and the bottle of gasoline was sitting near the exhaust. A piece of glass from the bottle came within a sixteenth of an Inch of severing the Jugular vein, his phy sician states. Garner Pushes Company E, Swathed in Glory, Comes Marching Home Wednesday CAMP CLATSOP, Ore., June 27 (Special) Company E. along with other companies of the Second Bat talion of the IBCth Infantry, will return to their Eastern Oregon homes Wednesday, with the La Grande unit pulling Into the city about 9 o'clock. After that the company will proceed to the armory and break up to return to their Individual homes. Company E, of La Grande, although falling to take a first place, was high scoring unit In the entire camp in the field day held Friday. The test pitching team won second place, the pup-tent pitching team was third, J. C. Williams won third In the 220-yard dash and members of the company took second and third In the shoe race Alfred Collp win ning second and Ivan Storey coming Demo DEMOCRATIC GENERALS PREPARE The program on which the battle for the Democratic nomination for president will be fought waa be- . Ing mapped by party leaden In their Chicago headquarters, Congress hotel, when this picture -was taken. Seated, left to right, are Kwlng La Porte, executive secretary ,of the- convention arrangements -committee on arm of chair); Jouett Shouse,. chairman of the national committee, ami Colonel Ar thur O'Brien of Washington, II. C.t treasurer of the Democratic Minute Men Victory Fund Commit tee. Standing, left to right L. P. Bonfoey of Qulncy, III., vice chairman of the victory fund com- ... r . mlttee, and Walter k. Hunt 6f Lexington, Ky., assistant to Bhouse. - . Vet Army Will Decide Future At July 4 Meet f WASHINGTON, June 27 (JP) Re newed communistic activities itlrred' the. bonus-seeking war veterans en campments today as an aftermath, of Internal disputes. Six members of the. , Workers Ex service Men's league, a communist organization, were arrested at , one oncampment. They were distributing bulletins attacking the veterans' Read ers who were frantically trying to hold the rank' and file in line.- . The bulletin urged increased "pan handling" on tho streets, and claim ed credit for tho resignation of Wal ter W. Waters, the veterans' recent commander in chief. Meanwhile, an appropriation of $100,000 to be used by the District of Columbia, police and health commis sioners In transferring members of the bonus-seeking army to their homes or In caring for them here was proposed to the senate today In a resolution by Senator Copeland (D., N. Y.) Copeland, a doctor, said the health of Washington is menaced by exist ing conditions. , WASHINGTON, June 27 (P) Tho boys whp came to Washington to get their bonus money will decide on In dependence day what to do next. Their executive committee has set July 4 for a convention at which the resignation of Walter W. Waters of Portland, Ore., as commander-in-chief of the bonus expeditionary force will bo considered. 1 At the same time, said W. S. Koy acr of Cleveland, head of the conven tion committee, the former soldiers will try to set up a permanent organ ization coordinating the activities of all veterans of all wars. Such coordination, Keyser said, would "promote political, economic and social welfare of all veterans." But police continued their efforts to get the veterans out of town. They dispatched letters to all congressmen whose districts sent bonus seekers to Washington asking them to sec If the folks back home would provide money ""VinHn'iwrt on Pnrt Plv" In third. An the regiment only made 50 points, La Orandc's total of nine was nearly one-fifth of the total. That was all that counted In tho points, but Paul Walker wan fourth In the century Just one place out of the money. Ewln Brlgga was ninth in the brigade manual of arms, Arnold Oliver was Just out of the money In the equipment race In the brigade, the wall scaling team was fourth and George Plank finished fourth In the brigade In the cart ridge race. Company E Is one of the few com panies In the brigade now bearing a "Very Satisfactory 1932" banner at the top of Its guidon pole, repre senting the "V. 8." It won on federal Inspection held In La Grande In February. crats KEYNOTER LASHES REPUBLICAN RULE BaMey;HedWa5 G!a: Tariff and Relief; - V Advocates Repeal ' CHICAGO, June 27'OP) A biting attack upon Republican rule through three administrations and plea for a vote on repeal of the 18th amend ment were laid before tho Democratic national convention today In the koynote speech of Speaker Albcn W. Barkley. of Kentucky. Tho Kentucklan punched and Jab bed unceasingly at ' his Republican foes calling the Harding adminis tration the "darkest chapter of pub lic betrayal In the history of this or any other nation." heaping blame on President Coolldge and Secretary Mellon for an "orgy of speculation and Inflation that had no founda tion In real values," and terming the Republican plank on prohibition "a promiscuous agglomeration of scrap lumber." Barkley; denounced President Hoover and the Republicans for the "exhorbltant and lndofcnslble rates" of the Smoot-Hawley tariff act and promised "to lift tariff making above the sordid processes of log-rollers and back-scratchers." : The keynoter gave over tho major part of his speech to mistakes he (Continued on Page Two) Portland Flier Is Home From Alaska PORTLAND. Ore.. June 37 HP) Mrs. Edna Chrlstofferson, Portland avlatrlx, returned Sunday from Alas ka where she spent several months flying with W. R. Oraham, Alaska air mall pilot. In search of the aban doned fur ship, Baychlmo. While tho search for the ship was unsuccessful, Mrs. Ohristoffeinon said she had staked out two gold claims which she Intends to work upon her contemplated return to Alaska next fall. Conferees Lean To Hoover Stand On Relief Funds WASHINGTON, June 27 V) Con gressional conferees on the unemploy ment relief bill failed today to reach an agreement, but showed a disposi tion to consider President Hoover's contention that emergency aid fundti should be distributed on the basis of need. A KNUR 8 II ATT HUH TKADITION WASHINGTON, Juno 27 UP) speak er Garner shattered precedent today by assuming personal direction of negotiations between the house and senate for a compromise on the 2, Relief Bill (Continued on Page Bight) Stage Repeal FOR BATTLE Albany Sexton Stabs Wife And Commits Suicide i -ALBANY,, Ore'? June 37 m Despite the entreaties of -his 19-year-old daughter,' J. D. ' Bohanan,1 63, sexton at Riverside cemetory here, killed his wife, 43. with a home-made knlie, then fatally ahbt himself with a shotgun Sunday. i The daughter, Bonnie, told coroner E. C. Flahcr that sho Waa awakened early In the morning by nor parents' quarreling. 8he got up and saw her mother, shotgun In hand, running down the stairs. She said her father seized a knife he had made by hand two years ago, and brushed her aside, bruising her. When Bhe attempted to stop him. Bohanan continued down the stairs and stabbed his wlfo twice, then took the shotgun, returned to his room and shot himself through the 'head. Police said neighbors told them Bohanan had suffored from ground less hallucinations that his wire was going out with other men, and had feared he might become violent. BeBldes his daughter, Bonnie, Bo hanan Is survived by two dnughtcrs, Mrs. Ruth Quilao of Los Angeles and Miss Cecil Bohanan of Portland, and two sons, Lloyd, of Seattle, and Roy, ' (Continued on Page Eight) Curtis Trial Opens With Lindy, Betty Gow In Audience PLBMINOTON, N. J., Juno 27 OP) Judgo Adam O. Robblns refused today to dismiss the indictment against John Hughes Curtis, on trial as hoaxer of tho Lindbergh baby case. FLEMINOTON. N. J., Juno 27 (P) Tho prosecution won the first engage ment In the trial of John H. Curtis, alleged Lindbergh case hoaxer which opened today. A motion by tho de fense for removal of one of the prose cution's attorneys was denied by Judge Adam O. Robblns. With Col. Charles A. Lindbergh watching from, a noarby table, Curtis went on trial for Impeding Justice In the search for tho kidnapers and murderers of the Lindbergh baby. ' As court was convened by Judgo Adam O. Robblns, Curtis sat at the defense tablo, staring straight ahead, and Col, Lindbergh Hat at the prose cutor's table, his arms crossed and an (Continued on Page Four) Coast Prices On Gasoline Climb BAN FRANCISCO, June 27 fP) Tho Standard Oil company of California announced today It had advanced the retail prico of gasoline 2l cents a gallon at all stations. The new price is 18 cents here. Including 4 cents taxes. PORTLAND, Ore., June 27 fP Rep resentatives of two of tho major oil companies announced hero today tho prlco of gasoline would bo advanced 2'& centA a gallon et noon. Repre sentatives of other companies said they expected orders advancing the price before noon. The new price here will be 20 cents n Ration, including the 5 cent tax. Oregon Delegates 'Decide to Give Support to Walsh Will Promote Milton Mil ler For Vice Presidency In Opening ' Moves of Party Convention. By Leslie J. Smith (Associated Press Staff Writer) CHICAGO, June 27 w Agree ment to support Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, for permanent chairman of the Democratic national convention which opened today, was reached by the Oregon delegation of ten in a oaucus at Oregon headquarters Sun day. Abrogation of the two-thtrdB rule In favor of majority rule, like wise was approved by tho Oregon group. Although a confidential poll found the delegation ready to follow the Roosevelt organization lead in the matter of a vice presidential candi date, It was decided at the caucus to support Milton A. Miller of Portland, for -that position. Whether this sup port Is purely .nominal, the result of Miller's scattered write-ins votes in the May election, was not deter mined In the caucus, nor was there any Indication as to how long it would continue. There was talk of asking Miller to release the delega tion but It was understood by the (Continued on Page Threefe Six Lose Lives In Sudden Central Oklahoma Flood OHIOKASHA, Okla.v June 37 UP) Sudden floods Sunday In South Cen tral Oklahoma claimed at least six Uvea. More rain was forecast . . Thirteen nersons were plunged' into Rush oreek when a small bridge ool lapsed as ttjo-party, In a wagon, was orosslng after attending church ser vices. Bight wore saved. Tho bodies of Mrs. John undsey and Mrs. Calvin Llndsoy, slsters-ln-law,.'wero recovered, ono sovon miles downstream. Three small children of, Mrs. John Llndsoy, Mary Ruth, ono, JV.D., three, and Eugene, four were drowned. 1 . Near Tishomingo, Thomas D. Wade, 35. a highway worker, drove his auU mobile off a washed out bridge ap proach and waa drowned. HANKOW. China, Juno 37 VP) Swollen by contlnuod heavy rains, tho Yangtze rlvor roso two feet today and was 3814 feet above normal. . Already vast areas of tho . Yangtze valley are flooded and thousands or persons are homolcss. It was feared It the rains continued, last Bummer's disastrous floods might be repeated. Industrial Board Ruling Criticized MARSHPIELD, Oro., Juno 37 VP) Word has been received horo that ar tpr July 1 all charges of tho state Industrial accident commission am to bo Bont to tho Wesley hospital at Marshflcld to tho exclusion of otnor hospitals in tho district. Only Immediate omorgoncy, treat mont at any other hospital will be paid for by tho commission, tho new ruling said. As soon as the patient is able to bo moved In an ambuinncc he Is to bo taken to the Marshtleld Institution. The -new ruling has boon criticised severely by chambers of commerce and clvlo bodies in North Bend. Co qullle, Myrtle Point and Bandon. Former Klan Head Is Pronounced Sane CHICAGO, June 27 UP) Edward Young Clarke, former high Ku Klux Klan official and more recently a promoter of a new Iraternal organiza tion called Esskuyo. Inc., has been pronounced sane by psychiatrists of the Cook county hospital to which he had himself commuted as a par anoalc. ' , Dr. V. O. Urse, ono of tho hospital's chlof alienists, said yestorday no trace could be found of mental ailment and such a roport would bo mado to Judgo Chnrlcs Allen at a sanity near Ing for Clarke Thursday. ' HACK WITH BANK CHICAGO. June 37 (IP) Charles O Dawes has been reelected chairman of tho board of tho Central Republic Bank and Trust company, a post he abandoned when he becarno ambas sador to Orcat Brltntn. Announcement ol his resumption of the bank leadership Bnd declaration that the Central Republic will con tlnuo under Us present management dissipated reports of an Impending merger with tho Continental Illinois Bank and Trust company. MUX TO KKS1JMB ST. HELENS, Ore., Juno 37 IIP) H. R. Hudson, manager of tho Cnarlcs R. Mccormick lumber mill here, an nounced today the mill will resume operations between July 6 and 11. It has been Idle Blnce DccemDcr. Rally WAR BREWS AS CONCLAVE IS LAUNCHED Democrats Peppy on Sur-' face But Candidate Strif e is Dark Cloud , ' , . i FORMALITIES MARK ' OPENING OF SESSION Rooseveltians Swarm Sta dium 1 With ;High-Pres: sure Campaign; Sturdy. Resistance Met With." v : CHICAGO STADIUM, June 37 W) . The first big demonstration of the. Ucmocratlo convention broke loose late today when Senator Barkley, the. keynoter, urged a platform for sub-v mission of the question of repealing the 18th amendment. A great cheer swept the stadium Secretary Robert Jackson came down! off the platform and urged the New' Hampshire delegation to start a pa rade. It got under way with a but' and state after state fell Into line and paraded down the crowded aisles. , By Byron Price . v. (Associated Press Staff Writer) , CHICAGO STADIUMk June 37- ( , True to the promise of months .-of; ' tumultuous preparation, the,--Denv, cratlc party opened Its convention to-' day keyed high ' with' partisan en-; , thuslasrri but torn by internal strife, over the . bid of Franklin. D, ,Roos- velt for trie presidency v .'--.t In the saddle, temporarily at least.t tho Roosevelt men took. - complete: ... charge of temporary organisation hay-' ' lng their woy vwltnouvoppouoo,, on evory convention tdhumttee. The trouble stirring underneath: was: ' seared- ovofvfor -tho momen by out-;' ward harmony as the big party -con-, clave- went through the pre-arranged,-, motions of getting 'Its work . under; woyi" '. ' N :;' ' ::,i- -,'ry- l:V- i " ' Convention Seething -j ., It was a cheering, seething conven-iv tlon nevertheless. In old tlms Btylfelti-;. almost started parading and-demon-, , stratlng before It cams officially into. being. On tho floor, the banners or nearly a dozen . candidates recorded- . rivalries which will come to their de cision later In the week. i A crowded convention floor,- and- but partly filled galleries was swept (Continued on Page Eight) YOUNGSON IS RELIEVED BY METHODISTS PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 37 W) ' Rov. Milton A. Maroy, of Salem, Was re-appolnlod superintendent of the Salem district at tho concluding ses-. alon hero yesterday of tho 80th an nual meotlng of tho Oregon oonfer onco, Methodist Episcopal church, Rev.' Thomas D. Yarncs, also of Salem, was re-appolntcd superinten dent of tho Cascade district, and Dr. Jabez C. Harrison of Portland was namod superintendent of tho Portland dlBtrlct. to succeed Dr. W. W. Young son. Tho retiring . Portland superin tendent waa granted a sabbatical leavo because of Illness. Ths appointments were announced by Bishop Tltuo Lowo, when Dri Clarence True Wilson, nationally known dry leader, spoke on "Th Present Status of tho Prohibition Movement." Walter R. Warner, of Salem, was; ordained a deacon and Raymond R. Flnkbelner, of Madras waa ordained an elder at the afternoon session. Dr. Edward Laird Mills, of San Francisco, made the ordination address. . Wheat Today CHICAOO, June 37 P Affected by Now York stock market weakness grain values underwent lato setbacks; today, more than cancelling an early advance. Wheat fell to below 48 cents a bushel for July contracts, and came within a fraction of the season's low prlco record. Liquidation which broke out In com had a bearish effect on all cereals toward the close. Wheat closed nervous, o un der Saturday's finish, corn Hgilftd down, oats A 2 o off, and provisions, unchanged to 17o higher. OHICAaO. Juno 37 VP) Orain prices tended upward early today, In? fluenced by heavy rains southwest and almoat 0. 500.00 decrease In tho amount of wheat on ocean passage. Besides, official estimates of tho world's carry over the wheat totaled but 640,000.000 bushels as on July 1, compared with 888,000,000 bushels a year previous. Oponlng Hp off to c. up, wheat afterward rose all around. Corn started unchanged to yo lower and subsequently ad vanced. ; , 1 .