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LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1932
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Gover,nor'8, Old Friend,
John E. Mack, Makes
Nominating Speech.
DEMONSTRATION
ROCKS RAFTERS
Continues For 43 Minutes,
With Some New York
Delegates 'Participating
in Parade.
' '. ' ' -By Byron Price
:' OHICAQO STADIUM, June SO VP)
Plunging along with a rapid succes
sion of almost unanimous decisions,
the Democratic convention completed
approval of Its platform today and
turned to another Interlude of ora
tory as 'a long .line of ' speakers took
up the task of putting nine candl
dites formally In nomination for the
i presidency. " ;
'Without roll calls and with roar
ing shouts of disapproval, the conven
tion refused to write Into the plat
form alongside the prohibition repeal
;plank a single one of the major
amendmenta sent up from the floor.
One plank voted down was for Irn
medlate payment of the soldier bonus,
it was smothered under an over
whelming rush of "No's,". Its sponsors
(Continued on Page Five) '
MOUNT EMILY
ROAD OPENING
DUE SHORTLY
, The tip-top point of Union county's
scento wonderland, Mt. Emily, will be
accessible to motorists in about two
weeks, members of the Lions club
said this morning, after spending
yesterday on the mountain clearing
the road.. ' The road is open and the
forest service has. cleared away the
slides to within one-half mile of the
lookout station, and the Lions club
plans to organize another party to
open the remainder of the stretch
soon.
The road Is open 13 miles from
ta Grande, although the last three
or the stretch Is slow going because
of the soft condition of the road.
: An easily accessible road Is that
'which turns to the left at a signboard
past the Bowman-Hicks mill, which
Is clearly marked. Then turn to the
right at the sign bpard, and after
. proceeding four and a half miles from
La Grande the road turns sharply to
Mho left and It Is at that point that
the real Mount Emily road starts.
-Two and one-half miles from the be
ginning of the road, the traveler
reaches an excellent lookout from
which almost the entire valley Is In
View, and there also Is a camping
placo with water. Three miles far
ther on from the lookout the top,
not the designated summit of the
mountain Is reached, and the road
proceeds on to Bear Wallow, an ex
cellent camping place with water.
The members of the working party
stats that Bear Wallow Is the Ideal
place to camp since the road beyond
"that Is wet and sticky although pas
sable with a light car.
' From Bear Wallow the road
stretches to the lookout station and
on to the peak. The new road Is
used' practically the entire trip, al
though the old road Is still being
used through Bear Wallow. Prom
the chamber of commerce office, the
entire trip Is 13'A miles to the look
but station, and 13 miles to the
peak.
Escaped Prisoner
Returned to J ail
R. Vaught, who escaped from a
work gang of city Jail prisoners last
Thursday, waa arrested on North Sec
ond street shortly before noon yes
terday by Patrolman Wiley Blancott.
VAiurht tvhn waa serving a sentence
on a disorderly conduct charge, must
spend two more days in jail on mat
sentence, plus four days on a previous
paroled sentence, officers report.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and
Friday but cloudy Bnd unset
tled on the coast; no change
In temperature: moderate
changeable winds offshore.
- WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 69 above.
Minimum: 67 above.
Condition: Clear.
'WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 89, minimum 63
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 36
degrees.
WEATHER JUNE 30, 1031
Maximum 70, minimum 30
above.
Condition r Partly cloudy.
Range 31 degrees.
Fat Men's Race
To Be Feature
Of Celebration
Fiddlers' Contest Another
Eveht on Fourth of July
Program Committee
Holds Meeting.
The fat men's race, which will be
one feature of the Fourth of July
celebration which the American Le
gion Is sponsoring In La Grande, Is
assuming greater proportions with
Jack E. Wright, .manager of the Lib
erty theatre, challenging all comers.
ana offering as a prize a two weeks
pass to the picture show. Great in
terest is also shown in the old fid
dlers' contest which will .precede the
old-fashioned dance at Zuber hall on
Monday evening. Old fiddlers are
tuning their strings, and a lively con
test is promised with some of the
best from three counties planning to
participate.
The celebration committee of the
American Legion met lost night and
apportioned the prizes for each event,
and all who plan to enter are asked
to apply for admission with Dr. W.
(Continued on Page Six)
T. B. Inspection
Of Dairy Herds
Completed Here
Cows serving the La Grande terri
tory with milk are almost 100 per
cent free of tuberculosis. This fact
was revealed at last night's city com
mission meeting by City Manager An
gus McAllister, who reported on
tuberculin tests just finished by Dr.
W. E. Thistlewaite, federal Inspector.
Tests were made of dairy cows be
longing to dairymen operating in this
district. t
The manager also was authorized
to employ a man to flU'out state
ments for city use on delinquent city
liens and delinquent taxes against
property in La Grande! This work
Is expected to take at least a week
or two to complete. !..:
The cash statement submitted' by
the manager showed $24.1167.71 on
hand as .follows: Jn bank $21,115.83,
eash $439.42, county warrant: road
$2.76, general $12.24, school district
$2,687.47.
The remainder of the meeting was
taken up with routine business mat
ters. , .
Scout Court Of
Honor Held At
Pine Cone Park
With the woods at Pine Cone fur
nishing an outdoor setting 46 adults,
most of whom were parents of Boy
Scouts in Troop III of the Methodist
church, enjoyed one of the most suc
cessful picnics and courts of honor
which any scout organization has
held In La Grande recently. The
troop committee of the church played
hosts to the group.
Donald Higglns received the high
est honor bestowed during the court
of honor, over which A. W. Nelson
presided, when he was presented with
the insignia of the life scout by his
mother, Mrs. Bert Higglns. Mrs. R,
E. McAnulty and Mrs. S. V. Atkins
presented their sons, Robert McAnulty
and Clarke Atkins, with the star
award; while Harold Lockwood and
Dick Kllby were promoted to second
class scouts by Harvey Carter. Robert
Long made the presentation which
conferred the tenderfoot rank on
Eugene Schultz.
The court of honor was unique In
that the mothers assisted In present
ing the awards, assisted by the eagle
scouts.
The following merit badges were
awarded: Robert Long, agriculture
and zoology; Delbert Group, civics
and bird study; Edgar Rogers, civics
and pioneering;' Harold Lockwood,
ftremanshlp; Robert McAnulty. ath
letics, cooking and pioneering; Ernest
Briggs, farm, home and' street plan
ning; Clarke Atkins, cooking, public
health and personal health; Dick
Lark In, cooking, pioneering stamp col
lecting; Donald Higglns, pathflndlng
and athletics; and Richard Ktlfry,
flremanshlp.
Donald Higglns and Harvey Carter
led In group singing around the
campfire. WocHrow Damerell and
Carl Coleman also assisted in the
court of honor.
Odd Fellows Plan
Memorial Service
The members of the Odd Fellow
and Rebekah lodges who have died
during the past year will be honored
at annual memorial services on July
10. The event will be under the di
rection of Mrs. Lettle ' McOoldrlck,
chairman of the committee. The Odd
Fellows hall will be the setting for.
the program which will Include an
address by a local speaker and a ser
vice appropriate to the occasion.
The Joint committee from the two
organizations will meet tomorrow eve
ning after the regular meeting of the
Odd Fellows at the I. O. O. F. temple.
Members of the women's committee
are Mrs. McOoldrlck, Mrs. Flaule
Engle and Miss Tlllle Hug. The men's
lodge Is represented by A. H. Harvey
and P. J. Barron.
GERMAN BOND
SUGGESTION
TURNED DOWN
French Proposal -at JL.au-
sanne .Fails to Win
Germany's Acceptance
RAMSAY M'DONALD
PLEADS IN VAIN
Assin-es Germans They
Need Have No Pear
With Regard to Ameri
can Generosity. '
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 30
(P) Germany refused today to agree
to a suggestion by France that she
deposit a 8,000,000,000 mark bond with
the world bank In Jleu of reparations
annuities, pending negotiation of re
vised debts agreements with the
United States..
Baron Konstatln Von Neurath, the
German foreign , minister, communi
cated the negative . reply to Prime
Minister MacDonald of Great Britain
after having consulted with the rest
oft the German delegation and his
cabinet colleagues in Berlin.
A safeguard clause, avoided here
tofore because It was distasteful to
Washington, was 'embodied in a
French compromise plan at the rep
arations conference today.
The French proposed that Germany
deposit with the world bank a bond
of 6,000,000.000 marks, approximate
ly $1,500,000,000.
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NAME WOMAN ON
RELIEF BOARD
Mrs. ; Frederick Gehring
Appointed at Meeting.
Held at Court House '
Mrs. Frederick Gehrtng was ap
pointed to augment the governor's re-,
lief committee this morning, bringing
the total In this county to seven, and
will receive her appointment from
Governor Meier In the near future.
Judge U. G. Couch, county Judge,
announced following a meeting of
the committee at his office in tie
court house. Governor Meier, at a
recent meeting of county officials,
stated a state-wide relief program, the
purpose of which will be to take
care of the state's unemployed during
the coming winter.
Other members of the committee
are Judge Couch, chairman, H. G.
Avery, county agricultural agent;
T. J. Scroggln, F. A. Epltng, A. J.
Scott and Ward Lamb. -
The unemployed in each locality
will be drafted to can fruit and vege
tables during the summer under the
direction of members of the com
mittee. A general chairman for La Grande
is being considered by members of
the governor's committee, and after
they reach a decision another. meeting
(Continued on Page Two)
C.J. MURPHY
BURIED HERE;
DIED MONDAY
Charles J. Murphy, who died at the
Qrande Ronde hospital Monday night
of cerebral embolism, was burled here
this afternoon with funeral services
at the grave in charge of the Snod
grass and Zimmerman mortuary.
Mr. Murphy, who was about 67 years
of age, had made his home at the
Dexter Eaton place on Fox hill. He
was a resident of La Grande tor
about 26 years. He had no known
relatives.
Ohio Wreck Fatal
Fitzgerald Retrieves Oregon's Banner
From Convention Souvenir Hunters
By Leslie J. Smith
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
CHICAGO. June 30 VP) With
Oregon's banner In tatters, the re
sult of a foray by a souvenir hunter,
but with her name enlisted with
those states which voted so over
whelmingly to oust prohibition from
the Democratic canons, the ten dele
gates from the state had little to do
today other than attempt to further
the nomination of Franklin D. Roose
velt for president.
Although the delegation split 7 to
3 on the liquor question, with the
majority favoring the pronounced wet
view, there will be no such lack of
unanimity when the roll la called on
the presidential nomination. Pledged
by the presidential preference to
support Roosevelt, the ten Oregon I ans
not only feel bound to do so, but
Hoss Asks For
Legal Opinion
On Car Tag Plan
Works Out System of
Quarterly Payment For
Automobile Licenses in
This State. -
$$$-4$$g$S$$$t$$
$ MEIER CRITICIZES HOBS $
. PORTLAND, Ore., June 30 $
W) Governor Meier today se-
$ verely criticized Hal E. Hoss,
$ secretary or state, for seeking $
from the attorney general an
opinion on the validity of the 8
proposed deferred payment $
$ plan-in the purchase of auto- $
$ mobile licenses. '
4 . .The governor charged Hoss &
with confusing matters and $
$ working a hardship upon "the $
4 moneys that would oth- $
$ erwlse have neen paid before
$ the night of June 30 to the $
extent , of many thousands of $
$ dollars." He expressed' the $
opinion that If Hoss had not $
$ revealed his action "approxl
$ mutely 10,000 out of ' 50,000
-automobile owners would have $
$ purchased their plates before $
midnight tonight." .
v
SALEM, June 30 tfP) A quarter
ly system of payment of Automobile
licenses has been worked out by the
department of state and will be put
into effeot on July 16, Hal' to. Hoss,
secretary of state, announced at
Portland last night. Hoss ' believed
such- a plan would be legal as It
Would take the form of receipts on
(Continued on Page Four?.
Firemen Do Second
Story Job To Let
Judge Into Off ice
' Fire departments are handy
things to have around. If you 8
don't believe this, you are re-
Bpectf ully referred to County
' Judge U. O. Couch, '
. You see. It was this way. S
t At. 8 ...o'olook,., .this morning
4 When Mr. Couch attempted to
enter his office, hie door was
f locked. That was according to,
$. the usual way of things. But,
S when he reached for his keys,
4 they were not there. That was
not according to the usual
, way of things! And he re-
membered the ' keys were In
$ his desk, the other side of the
$ locked door I .
So the big pumper truck
rolled up Sixth street, the 4
gallant firemen took their lad- $
g der and placed it against the
side of the court house, and
entered the office via the
window I And when they left
S for the city building, Mr.
4 Couch once more was sorene
$ and composed within the cus-
fc tomary four walls of his of-
flee.
$ $
Roof Blaze At t
Happersett Home
A roof fire at the C. E. Happersett
home at 1301 O avenue was extin
guished by the 'fire department thlB
morning after some damage waB done
to the roof. Sparks from 'the chim
ney were responsible for the blaze,
which did not reach any other part
of the residence. The alarnt was at
10:20 and recall 20 minutes later.
' The' small truck went to the rail
road Y early last evening to extln
gulsh a grass fire the first - of the
season requiring the sending of f
truck.
' ' ' ! : I I.
Durkee Boy Drowns
In Burnt River
BAKER, Ore., June 30 VP) Oerald
Flcket, 0, was drowned Wednesday
while swimming In the Burnt river at
Durkee. The body was recovered.
will voice their own personal Ideas
In bo doing. Repeated polls of the
delegation demonstrates that the
governor of New York is the personal
as well as the pledged choice of each
member.
Ritchie Second Choice?
How they would vote In event the
"6top -Roosevelt" movement assumes
definite proportions and the New
Yorker's cause should develop Into
a lost one, baa not been determined.
In nearly every case, however, the
answer Is "I have no second choice,"
But conversation among the Oregon -tans
develops a profound respect for
and admiration of Governor Albert C.
Ritchie, of Maryland. This sentiment
apparently la much more pronounced
than la the feeling for Newton D.
Baker.
(Continued on Page Three
These men who comprise the drafting sub-comnUttee named liy Chairman Gilbert Hitchcock, of
the Democrats' resolution committee, to prepare the Democratic platform' wrote a wet plank yester
day and last night It was adopted by the Chicago convention 03494 tW. When the above photo
graph was taken those attending the session Included (left to rlght)i'' senator Carter Olass, Virginia!
Senator David 1. Walsh, Massachusetts; A. Mitchell ftilmer, Washington-' . C; Senator Burton. K.
Wheeler, Montana; Joseph C, O'Mahoney. Wyoming; Senator Cordell Hull, Tennessee; William Uibbs
MjcAdoo, California; William A. Comstock, Michigan,
Will Drys Support Hoover?
State Salaries
May Be Reduced
Beginning Friday
SALEM. June 30 (P) State sal
aries In Oregon will be reduced from
3 to 16 per cent beginning tomor
row, if the recommendations of the
special committee appointed, for thlB
purpose are. adopted. The 16 per oent
will be all salaries above, 16000 while
there will be no cuts for salaries of
less than 1200 per year. ..
The schedule, of reductions Is vol
untary upon those whose pay Is set
by ' law, Uuf it Us expected ther U1
comply . with the reconimendftttons
and return the balance to the gen
eral fund of the state It . was
estimated 200,000 will be saved dur
ing the next six months' period ' as
a result of the cut. If put Into ef
feot. . ..
The committee, Lunn 8. McCready,
Eugene, Henry L. Corbett, Portland
and E. P. Mahaffey, Bend, filed Its
report here yesterday with the gov-
' (Continued on Pag Three)
"BONUS ARMY"
DOES SOU ADS
RIGHT TODAY
WASHINGTON, June 30 W") Hard
boiled top sergeants started today to
whip the bonus-seeking army Into a
military unit. . -
Under orders of Walter' W. Waters,
the commandor-in-ohlef, the men
drilled and paraded under a hot sun.
The drill period was ono of the con
ditions demanded by Waters In ask
ing for "unlimited powers."
Police kept a strict watch on the
encampment to see that this author
Ity was not wielded to the diaadvan.
taoo of the men. . '
Sharp words passed last night be
tween waters and Painam u. uiaas
ford, police superintendent, over the
commander's threat to transport to
the District of Columbia's line any
man who did not co-operate with
him.'
. There were two versions. The . vet
erans' headquarters Bald Waters had
vehemently Insisted on his privilege
to oust dissenters. Olassford's office
said the police superintendent had
sternly warned Waters that police
would step In if he assumed the role
of exercising unlawful powers.
Food supplies from local and near
by donors were oufflctont to feed the
men today on reduced rations.
To Seven
Racing Electric
Cars In Head-on
Collision Today
HAMILTON, Ohio, June 30 VP)
Two racing electric cars of the Cin
cinnati and Lake Erie railroad smash
ed head-on north of here today, kill
ing seven persons and Injuring five.
One car carried passengers, the other
was heavily loaded with freight,
, The freight crunched through the
passenger car, burying Its nose In the
middle of the lighter vehicle. .
Plve persons were dead when work
men, burning with oxy-acetylene
torched through the tangled steel,
reached them. H. P. Smith general
claim agent of the road, said he
could give no cause for the, accident.
WRITE WET PLANK INTO PLATFORM .
ORGANIZED DRY
FORCES IN DOUBT
Face i Dilemma of Major
Proportions; No Unani
mous Choice As Yet. ;
CHICAGO, June 80 VP) The
Democratic repeal plonk, flouting pro
hibition sentiment, has brought ne
organised dry forces face to face with
a dilemma of major proportions, and
the leaders conceded, today there U.
not as yet -unanlmuui qholoe M - to,
th urav mie ' , I '
Dr. Daniel A. Poling,' of New York,
one of the national prohibition board
of strategy, condemned the Demo
cratic stand as vigorously as might
be expected, and made known that
the board, war council of 30 dry or
ganizations, would get together today
to talk over Its future course. This
meeting was planned as an informal
and secret one, leading toward some
thing more definite tomorrow.
Poling dlsolosed the diverging opin
ions. They are: '
To throw the organized dry vote to
Herbert Hoover and the Republican.
modification submission program; ,
To seek an independent dry candi
date for president and register as big
as possible a protest vote; and
To stay out or the presidential, con
test and concentrate on electing dry
congressmen.
Apparently these views bad been
taken In expectation that the DemO'
(Continued on Page Two)
143,000 Sheep
Enter Whitman
National Forest
BAKER, Ore., June 30 The last
few bands of 148,000 sheep are now
entering the 135 sheep allotments on
the Whitman national forest, J. h.
Peterson, associate range examiner of
the forest service, announced here, i
' This year the secretary of agrlcul
ture waived the first half of the
grazing fees resulting in a aavlng of
approximately fOOOO for sheepmen
grazing on the Whitman forest. The
forest service grazing fee Is about
six and one half cents for the sum
mer grazing period. No charge
made for lambs. '
The sheep are accompanied by
about an equal number of lamba un
der six months of age. Of the 143,-
ooo head of mature sheep, 120,000
are being grozod on national forest
range. Sixteen thousand are on pri
vately owned land within the forest,
The sheep will remain on the range
for an avorage period or three and
one-half months. Most of the lambs
(Continued on Page Two)
May Sales of Gas
Show a Decrease
8ALBM, June 80 VP) May sales
of gasoline In Oregon fell off more
than two and a half million gallons
under the sales for May In 1031,
resulting In a decrease In state gaso
line tax of about $100,000. the secre
tary of state's office announced to
day. May sales however totaled about
threo and half million gallons more
than In April. ;
. The total sales for May this year
was 16,000,103 gallons, bringing In a
state tax of 4636,804.67, the report
showed. So far this year 61,070,846
gallons of gasoline was sold, or a de
crease during the first five months
of about three and half million gal
lons under the same period of 1031.
The total tax this year It 3,627,616.40
or about 1 6,000 less than In 1031,
Sheppard Ready
To Give Support
To Repeal Move
WASHINGTON, 'June 80 VP) Sen
ator Sheppard (D Texas), co-author
of the 18th amendment, said today he
would vote to submit a repeal amend
ment unless his party referendum In
Texas In July decided against It,.
Sheppard's announcement waa made
In commenting on the repeal plank
adopted by his party last night In
Chicago. , ..." . - ;
It came simultaneously with an
announcement from Senator Bing
ham mn ponn.) that In view of the
Democratic platform he would seek
to amend the Volstead aot to permit
four per cent beer before congress
adjourns.
Sheppard handed newspapermen
typewritten statement without fur-1
ther comment. It said he would vote
to submit a repeal amendment to the
people but that he would oppose rati
fication of the amendment by his
state.
Sheppard said he would oppose
.modification of the Volstead act aa
long as the 18th amendment remains.
Bingham Elated I
Bingham, Jong an advocate of re
peal and modification, was elated by
the action of the Democratic conven
tion. . "As soon as the Democrats eome
(Continued on Page Two)
Battle - Scarred
Economy Measure
SignedBy Chief
WASHINGTON, June 30 (P) Presi
dent Hoover today signed Into law
the much debated and battle-scarred
national economy bill, estimated to
save around 1150,000,000 in govern
ment expenditures. '
In signing tho measure, the chief
e'xecutlvo said he did so with "limited
satisfaction."
He added the measure "falls far
short of the economies proposed" by
the administration. He objected also
to' the measure's lack of authorize.
tlon for abolishing and consolidating
government bureaus.
The measure, Mr. Hoover said, "Im
poses unnecessary hardships on gov.
ornment employes In minor mattors of
little consequence economically."
Ho advanced a promise, however,
that every offort would be made to
alleviate tho difficulties and hard
ships to federal employes upon whom
tho estimated saving Is made.
OAllNEB NOMINATED
CIIICAOO STADIUM, June 30 VP)
The Drmorrallc national convent Inn
leaders derided to recess at 6 o'clock
until 8 o'clock tonight, when the
nominating speeches will be finished
up. A ballot probably will be reach
ed tomorrow.
Called 'In her turn, Kwllfoimja
yielded to Texas, and Senator Tom
(.'oniiully tuok the platform to name
Speaker Garner as the two Uarner
states stood anil cheered.
More than 1.10 drlegulm from Texas
led a noisy panule, some carrying
"Garner lor rwiprtil" placards.
Connecticut yielded to Moswichu
setts and Joseph II. Ely, of lVestflelil,
Muss,, went forward to placo Alfred
E. Smith's name In nomination, start
lug a new round of cheers.
' ' SMITH DENIES KIIM'OK
CIIICAOO, June 30 VP) A denial
of a rumor that he Intended to wlth-
( Continued on Page Plve)
ADOPTION OF
PLATFORM IS
GOING AHEAD
Anti-Prohibition Stand
Ratified By Demo
cratic Convention.
REPEALISTS ROLL :
UP HEAVY COUNTS
As Vote On Nominee
Nears, Roosevelt Forces
Make Strong Drive to
Gain New Support.
.
THE PROGRAM TODAY
CHIOAOO, June 80 (AV-Th
program of the Democratic na
tional convention today:
.Noon: Convention convenes.'
Invocation, George Bhaw
Cook, teacher of Christian Sci
ence. Ohloagq,.
William O. McAdoo urge
minority report for bank de
positors' guarantee plank.
Roll call on Governor Wil
liam H. Murray's minority
platform. , " '
' Roll call on McAdoo minor
ity report.. . "
Adoption of platform. '. -Roll
call of states for presi
dential nominating speeches. .
- CHICAGO, June 30 VP) Oovernor
Franklin D. Roosevelt today Indorsed
the wet plank adopted last night by
the Democratic convention. . . : .
' In a telegram! to James A. Parley,
the Roosevelt campaign manager, the
New York governor said the country
and the party ought to be congratu
lated on the platform and that, he.
was for the prohibition plank, WHICH
he said was substantially, the awn as
one on which he ran tor the gover
norship two years ago, ,u .
Ul Telegram
The telegram readei i"
"The country and the party ought
to be congratulated on the shortest,
clearest and most readable platform
In our whole history. I am glad the
will of the party was shown orf the
majority prohibition plank by such 'S.
definite majority. I am for It, It la
substantially the same plank I ran
pu this Btate two years ago." j-
MILITANT PROGRAM - '!
CHICAGO, June 30 VP) The Demo
cratic party will go to the country
this year with a militant platform,
sensational In Its flat declaration tor
repeal of the 18th amendment, and
conspicuous In a never before at-,
talned brevity. :. t,
Only the prohibition plank, which
carried also a demand for Immediate
Volstead act modification to legalise
beer and other beverages, had re
ceived approval by more than four
to one of the entire convention la
the session which ran past midnight,
but adoption of the rest today was
assured. Contests still were faced on
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LOAN INTEREST ,
BILL IS PASSED
BY THE SENATE
. .j
WASHINGTON, June 30 VP) Trie
senate today passed and sent to the
house a bill reducing from 4ft to I
per cent the rate of Interest In loaaa
to veterans on World war adjusted
service certificates. !
The bill also provides loans may be
made Immediately after Issuance of
the certificate Instead of waiting two
yearB as now provided.
Senator Norrls (R., Neb.) sponsored
the Interest reduction and Senator
Copeland (D N. Y.) the other fea
ture. They agreed to combine the
two measures and they were passed
as one. -
Postoffice Supply
Bill Near 8 Hoover
WASHINGTON, June 30 VT) The
house today approved the conference
report on the sl.066, 247.833 treasury
postoffice supply bill for the fiscal
year beginning at midnight. Senate
action will send the measure to the
White House.
CHICAGO, June 30 VP) Prospects
that unofficial monthly crop reports:
tomorrow would suggest likelihood of
a large spring wheat crop did much
to restrain upturns In wheat values
today. I,
Some 'purchasing or grains was
ascribed to adoption of a prohibition
repeal plank by the Democrats, but
profit-taking on price advances led
soon to setbacks.
Wheat closed Irregular, oft to Ho
up compared with yesterday's finish,
corn Utt V4e down, oata unchanged
I to e higher and provisions unchang
ed to a rise of 33 cents.
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