CITY EDITION
fall Associate Press I mil
. - Win ServVot
8 PAGES TODAY
Only Newspaper
PrtaUd in La Grande
. Covering Union and
Wallowa Counties
VOLUME 30
MEMBER AH80C1ATED PRXS8 AND A. B. O. '
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932
ASTERN ORBQON'B UBADUfS NKWSPAPKR
NUMBER 263
CITY CELEBRATES 4TH OF MY!
Tornadic Winds in Kansas
0
-9
A
LARGE CROP
GATHERS FOR
BIG PROGRAM
Day Ushered in and Out
' at'-' With Dancing at Union
' . . : and La Grande.
PARADE, CONTESTS
- OCCUR IN MORNING
Baseball Game, Horse-
shoes, Band Concert,
Fiddlers' Contest and
Other Events. Held.
With the thermometer standing at
74 degrees and a gentle breeze blow
ing throughout . the day. yesterday
was Ideal for the celebration of the
anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence. A pro
gram which opened with a dance at
Good b rod Lake at Union, ' Monday
morning at .12:01 o'clock, and closed
In La Grande at 12 o'clock last night
was enjoyed throughout the day by
large erowd who came from all
over the valley.
i No accidents of a serious nature
were reported to mar the day.
j. Parade Staged
t A parade at 10:30 yesterday morn
ing was the second activity of the
day and was witnessed by a large
audience which lined Adams avenue.
Jack' Biggs, ex -stale commander of
ihe American Legion, the organiza
tion sponsoring the event, headed the
parade, accompanied by Sergeant
pick Robertson, of the state police,
In an official car. The American
Legion drum and bugle corps fur
nished matrial music for the proces
sion. In which fraternal and patriotic
organizations and private business
houses took par;. A feature of the
parade, waB the bonus expeditionary
force, headed by Henry Melancon; a
car carrying a large group of child
ren drawn by a horse bore the ban
ner, "I voted, for Hoover." Vets of
the Clvtl war; the Spanish American
war, headed by their fife and drum
corps, and dragging their miniature
cannon mascot; the. American Legion,
Company E, 186th Infantry, Oregon'
national guard, and the Boy Scouts
of America. ,
Floats, new automobiles and other
(Continued on Page Five)
DR. LOMAX TO
BE SPEAKER
AT ASSEMBLY
Dr. John A. Lomax, noted authority
on American ballads and folk songs,
will present a lecture on "Songs of
the Cowboy," tomorrow morning at
the regular- assembly to which the
public Is Invited at the Eastern Ore
gon Normal school, at 10 o'clock. Dr.
; Lomax was formerly with the Univer
sity of Texas and is president of the
American Folklore society at present.
The Blue Mountain Wranglers, of
.La Grande, win be the guests of the
.Normal school during the program, at
f which Dr. Lomax wilt tell of the
origin of many of the songs which
the Wranglers have played In La
Orande during the past year.
Wallowa Pioneer
Dies at Farm Home
By C. G. Sleek
: . (Observer Correspondent)
' WALLOWA (Special) Hiram Nel-
son Williams, a pioneer of Wallowa
s county, since 1870 passed away at his
farm home about five miles cast of
here, June 30. He was born Aug. 20.
1850 In McDougnll county, 111., and
; was married Sept. 11, 1870 to Miss
: ; Sarah Ellen Peck. The family settled
on a farm at the mouth of Parsnip
creek upon coming here in 1879 and
lived there continuously since, when
r; Mr. Williams was associated with his
r . brother In farming and stock-raising.
! His wife passed away In July, 1026.
: and since that time he has made his
) home with his children. He is sur
! vlved by two brothers, two sisters and
A the following four children, J. R. Wil
i) Hams, Mrs. Cora Fleenor, Mrs. Lulu
.v Read and Mrs. Stella Hook, together
. ? with 13 grandchildren and three
X great-grandchildren.
HEATHER FORECAST
Oregon : Fair tonight and
Wednesday but fog on the
coast; moderate temperature;
moderate north and northwest
winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. rtv 68 above.
Minimum: 43 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 74, minimum 47
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 27
degrees.
WEATHER Jl'LY S. 11)31
Maximum 77, minimum 55
above.
Condition: Clear, dut storm.
Range 22 degrees.
I
Injuries Fatal
To Mr. LeGore,
Hurt Saturday
Struck By Falling Tree,!
ua urande .Pioneer Dies
Sunday Funeral Ser
vices Here Tomorrow.
Lawson P. Reed LeGore, who was
Injured Saturday when he was struck
by a falling tree while cutting wood
on a ranch near La Grande, died of
his injuries Sunday at the Grande
Ronde hospital. He suffered a broken
shoulder and fractures of both legs.
Mr. LeGore, who was a pioneer of
the Grande Ronde valley, will be
buried in the Summervllle cemetery
tomorrow afternoon following fun
eral services to be held at 2 o'clock
at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman
mortuary In. La Grande.
Mr. LeGore was born in Manhat
tan, Kan., on Jan. 2, 1861 and was
71 years, bIx months and one day of
age. He came west when a young
man and made his home In and near
La Grande for the last 52 years
since 1880, four years before the
railroad reached this city.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary LeGore, three sons,
Joseph and Paul, of La Grande; and
Harry, of Orovllle, Wash.; one sister,
Mrs. Celia Cox, of Telocaset, and one
brother, Joseph LeGore, of Joseph,
Ore.
Prohi Party To
Ask Sen. Borah
To Head Ticket
INblANAPOLIS, July 5 W The
prohibition party, expecting recent
developments In the wet-dry controv
ersy to produce a great increase in
Its strength, began ita national con
vention today.
D. Leigh Colvln, of New York, na
tional chairman, who Is seeking
to
make Senator William E. Borah the
party's presidential nominee, called
the session to order.
The situation regarding the ftlaho
senator's acceptance of the nomina
tion was unchanged. He had neither
refused nor consented to accept lead
ership of the party.
Colvin and hl3 associates were con
fident the senator evontually would
agree to head the ticket. To Induce
Borah.. to accept, Colvln's groupw'wa'
negotiating with various big national'
temperance organizations in an at
tempt to obtain a&surnnces of their
(Continued on Page Five
Horseshoe Fans
Looking Forward
To Friday Event
Two of the best known horseshoe
pitchers In the country, Guy L. Zim
merman and C. E. Jackson, are to be
In La Orande on Friday. July 8, It
was announced today. They come
billed as the world's best exhibition
horseshoe pitchers.
Mr. Zimmerman, of Sac City, la.,
Is tho holder of the Iowa, Illinois and
South Dakota championships, and
also holds a record of 10 consecutive
double ringers in match play, 1025
ringers in 1200 shoes nltr.hpri. 40 ring
ers out of 60 shoes pitched.
Mr. Jackson, of Kcllerton, la., wob '""" jr uujusu u piui.mi
champion of Iowa for two years and roduco trom 12 to 4 the number of
champion of Illinois two years. He ' b"nks authorized under the admln
played In the money five times In Oration sponsored home loan bank
national tournaments and has de- D111,
fcated Putt Mossman, former world's '
champion, and Blair Nunamaker, I fflf cflV DitfcCll
present world's champion. He holds I ci
a record of 87 ringers In 100 shoes UrOWS OllSpetlSlOn
pitched, and 39 ringers out of 40
shoes pitched.
Willie In La Grande the men will
meet all challengers, show a number
of trick pitches, etc. Further details
will bo announced later this week.
Arms Conference
To Adjourn Soon
GENEVA, July 6 (P) Prospects for
immediate action on President Hoo
ver's proposal for a one-third reduc
tion in arms went a glimmering today
when the world disarmament confer
ence began preparations to adjourn
until fall.
South Will Not
Split, Says Carson
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 5 (VP As
surance that the south la In sympathy
with the repeal plank adopted by the
Democratic national convention and
will support the Roosevelt-Garner
ticket was expressed today by Joseph
K. Canton, Oregon's member of the
Democratic resolutions committee,
upon his return from Chicago,
"Tho south will not split this
time," Carson said.
Cooler Weather
Over the Weekend
Following a week of torrid weath
er, somewhat cooler temperatures vis
ited Eastern Oregon Sunday and Mon
day. It started with a .19 of an Inch
rainfall the morning of July 3 which
saw a maximum of 70 above. Yes
terday the maximum was 74 above
with a minimum of 47.
Today promised to be warmer, with
the sky clear this morning and a 7
a. m., temperature of 68 above.
HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODS
FATAL TO 10
Texas Lowlands and
Prairie Country Swept
By Raging Waters.
THREE VILLAGES
ARE INUNDATED
Ohio and West Virginia
Also Feel -Force of
Floods Caused by Week
end of Downpour.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. July 6 P)
From the low lands and prairie coun
try of the lower reaches of the Frio,
Guadalupe and Neiices rivers, farmers
and ranchmen drove their livestock to
the hills today, to escape flood wa
ters which already have claimed ten
lives.
Families were moved to safety from
farms and small towns in the path of
the waters rushing toward the Gulf
of Mexico. In the area in which the
torrential rains of last weekend first
caused death and destruction, the
waters were receding. An accurate
estimate of the property damage in
this ranching and resort country was
still impossible. From many remote
communities may yet come reports
of the loss of life.
There has been a great loss In live
stock. Crop damage will be tremend
ous. Much damage haB been done
to highways and railroads.
TllltKK VILLAGES INIJNDATEIV
PORTSMOUTH, O.. July 25
Three small Scioto county villages
were Inundated by flood waters of
numerous creeks which left - their
banks last night
and early today
after heavy rains,
property damage
was heavy.
Flood waters inundated the villages
of Rarden, Otway and Arion. . .
Although the Ohio was rising rap-
(Continued on Page Three?
BAND IN CONCERT
MONDAY EVENING
Patriotic Numbers, Dedi
cated to Ex-soldiers,
Played During Recital
After a busy day filled with pa
rades, races, baseball games and oth
er strenuous activities, many gathered
for an hour of music furnished by the
La Orande band at the Triangle
park at 7 o'clock last night. Director
Andrew Loncy arranged a program
i m honor of the occasion.
the Fourth
(Continued on Page Three)
Senate Votes To
Cut Down Banks
I WASHINGTON. July S UP) The
CHICAGO, July 6 VP) Catcher
Bill Dickey of the New York Yankees
today was Indefinitely suspended by
President William Harrldge of the
American league for assaulting Carl
(Reynolds, Washington outfielder.
Petitions
Mattern and Griffin Begin Dash
Around the World First Lap Slow
HARBOR ORACE, N. F., July 6 UP
James Mattern and Bennett Grif
fin, American airmen. In search of a
new rouna the world record, landed
at Harbor Grace late today after a
hazardous trip from New York. They
were lost for hours in a dense fog
and overflew their mark, the Harbor
Grace airport, by 150 miles but made
their way back.
NEW YORK. July 5 m James
Mattern and Bennett Orlffln took off
today In an attempt to beat the
world girdling flight record of Wiley
Post and Harold Gatty, but lagged
on tho first stretch of their flight.
Post and Oatty made tho first leg
of the world flight, New York to Har
bor Grace, N. F-, a d lata nee of 1132
miles, in six hours and 62 minutes.
Mattern and Griffin left New York
at 4:01 a. m. (E. S. T.) and to equal
the Post-Gatty time would have had
to reach Harbor Grace at 10:63 a. m.
They had not arrived at that time,
however, and at 0:55 a plane be
lieved to be theirs passed over Setter)
Island in Nova Scotia, still approxi
mately 300 miles from Harbor Grace.
Meier May Take
Responsibility
For Auto Tags
Heated Discussion With
Secretary of State Hal
E. Hoss Brings Out New
Statement.
, SALEM, July 5 (P) Issuance of
automobile . license plates will be
taken out of the hands of the secre
tary of state and be sold through the
offices of the governor and state
treasurer In order to provide quarterly
payments, Governor Julius L. Meter
declared here today during a heated
discussion with Secretary of State Hal
E. Hobs.
. The governor asked Hosa If he had
changed his mind In refusing to Issue.
licenses on the quarterly payment
plan as suggested by the executive.
Hoss replied he had not as long as
the. law prohibited him from doing
so.
."Then I'll take It out of your hands
and handle It through the state treas
urer's office," the governor said.
Plan Not Worked Out
The governor stated he had not yet
worked out any definite plan but said
receipts would be Issued and . the
treasurer receive the money, and that
these receipts would be recognized by
the state police. -
When asked by newspapermen If
he would continue the moratorium,
(Continued on Page Five
Hoss, In Letter, '
Explains Views
On Car Licenses
. ! - .
SALEM. July 5 m Hal E. Hoss.
Ecretary or atate ln a lettor " Oov-
fir?gpnnr Juuus 1j. Meier, issued lmmedi-
ateiy ionowing tne argument netween
the two state officials at noon today
over license plates, explained why he
would not accept quarterly payments
of licenses. In his letter Hoss lh
clOBed a copy of the attorney general's
opinion upon which Hoss said he
based his refusal to adopt the quar
terly plan.
Earlier today during the discussion.
Hoss told the governor the state legis
lature could authorise euch issuance,
and It could be done by calling a spe
cial session. The governor stated tnx
payera ; iirt mot- wnnt a. special . ses
sion, and that -the matter will be han
dled without a session.
Quoting from the letter, Hoss said:
"The opinion of the attorney gen
eral srvb that It Is 'unlawful for any
one to operate a motor vehicle on the
public roads, streets or highways of
the state, without having obtained a
license therefore . . ., that the annual
fees prescribed In the act for such
license shall be paid to the secretary
of state at the tin application Is
made for such licenses . . ., and that
(Continued on Page F1ve
ESCAPE PLOT
AT OREGON PEN
IS FRUSTRATED
SALEM, July 6 Oh Frank Far
ley, convicted Aurora bank robber,
and William Donahue, life termor
from Jackson county, are occupying
correction cells at the state peniten
tiary because of the part they played
as alleged ringleaders in a prison de
livery-plot that had been set for the
Fourth or July It Is revealed by War
den James Lewis.
Plans for the wholesalo delivery,
which had been set to take place dur
ing the program of sports In the
prison yard yesterday afternoon, were
disclosed to the penitentiary officials
several days In advance, by "grape
vine" Information and Farley and
Donah uo were taken before tho war
den. What admissions thfiy made, If
any, were not stated. Other prisoners
said to have been Involved In the plot
are being closely watched.
Reported Stolen
Post and Gatty stayed three hours
and 40 minutes In Harbor Grace
however, so Mattern and .Griffin
might pick up some of their lost time
if not all or it by speed in refueling.
Slv Dnyn Their Ural
Mattern, one-time Jazz drummer,
and Orlffln, who strafed the enemy
from tho air In the World war hoped
to make the round-the-world spin in
only six days.
Dr. James H. Kimball, veteran
weather man who Is unofficial start
er of long-dlstanco flights, told them
that despite rain over Nova Scotia,
they could expect satisfactory condi
tions. Mattern, who hails from Fort
Worth, Tex., and Is 37 years old, sat
15 feet away from Orlffln, 36-year-old
Oklahoma City man. Between them
were huge gasoline tanks.
The plane has dual controls, how
ever, and the pilots planned to com
municate with each other by means
of notes placed In a small tube and
slid along a cable. An abundance of
compasses and a pair of ice indica
tors were among their Instruments.
(Continued on Page Eight)
m Mhi, UN
MARCH TODAY
War Veterans Move Down
Pennsylvania Avenue
v to the Capitol.
RENEW DEMANDS
BEFORE CONGRESS
Speakers Assail Hurley,
rayne. Hoover ana At
, terbury Police Keep
Close Watch.
WASHINGTON, July 6 (P A ragged
army of war veterans marched down
historic Pennsylvania avenue to the
capltol today to renew their demands
before congress for Immediate pay
ment of the soldiers' bonus.
Except for one drum and two
bugles, the parade was silent. .
This was the second time the for
mer service men had paraded formally
to the capltol. Informal marches,
however, have been conducted on a
number of occasions.
An open communist revolt agalnBt
the dictatorship of the veterans' commander-in-chief,
Walter W. Waters,
broke out Just before the parade
swung up 15th street toward Penn
sylvania; avenue.
5: Waters In New York
Waters was In Now York seeking
food 'supplies for his men. Taking
advantage of his absence, the radi
cal wing of the bonus army distribut
ed hand 'bills among the rank and
file urging that rump election be
held -at the capltol to depose the
leader;-
- Virtually the only spectators to see
the stxt were government employes
who crowded to the windows of the
commerce and treasury departments.
Despite claims of a strength of 30,
000, there were only 4731 In the line
of march composed of 4701 men, 13
women and . 17 children.
A squad of motorcycle police head
ed the parade, other police rod and
marched with the veterans. Spectators
were sparse.
The former soldiers, swung along
with sprightly step. Each company
was commanded by Its captains ana
. (Continued on Page Fire)
TAMmANYTO
RUN AL SMITH
FOR GOVERNOR
NEW YORK, July 5 -m The
Evening Post says today It has learned
that a Tammany movement Is under
way looking to the nomination of
former. Governor Alfred E. Smith
for a fifth term as the state's chief
executive.
Prominent Tammany leaders are
said by the Post to want Smith
drafted for governor and from per
sons close to John F. Curry, leader
of the hall, It Is understood Smith's
selection would be welcome to the
Tammany chieftain.
Farm Heads Indict
Both Major Parties
CHICAGO, July 5 (P) American
agriculture made lta celcratlon of the
156th anniversary; of the nation's
birth a protest against Its adversities.
A call to arm for a war of ballots
In the farmers cause was sounded In
10,000 communities where rural folk
met at picnics of tho American Farm
Bureau Federation yesterday.
President E. A. O'Neal of the farm
bureau, addressing thousands of
farmers and many townspeople at
Ottumwa, Iowa, charged both major
political parties with a "ca loused and
even defiant Indifference to agricul
ture." His voice was echoed throughout
the nation by other leaders.
Taken From Safe
In Portland By
2 Masked Men
PORTLAND, Ore., July 5 W Two
suitcases said to have contained
signed petitions for major physical
changes In the higher education sys
tem of Oregon were stolen last night
by two masked men who held up
the watchman In a Portland offlco
building; police reports said. One
of tho men carried a revolver.
Robert ITallman, the pitchman,
said he wan taken by surprise by the
men. One of them held him at pis
tol's point while the other walked to
the safe and opened It apparently
without difficulty, he said.
The safe was in the office of 8lo
cum & Browncll. Cyril Brownell, a
member of the firm, said he had
opened the safe earlier In the eve
ning but was sure he had locked It
again.
(Continued on Page Three)
KIDNAPED
a
HnKkell Hohn, 20 (above), son of
O. C. Bohn, millionaire St. Paul,
Minn, refrigerator manufacturer,
' ivas seized by kidnapers tn an
alley behind the Bohn home and
now Is hefld for 935,000 ransom.
The family Is attempting to con
tact the kidnapers to pay the
- ransom. '
HOOVER ASKING
MORE FOR RELIEF
In. Brief Message to Con
gress, President . Ke-.
quests Sum of $120,000
WASHINGTON, July 6 WV-President
Hoover, In a brief message V
congress today, asked for a special
appropriation of (120,000 to con
tinue the activities of the president's
organization on unemployment re
lief. The chief-1 executive pointed- out
that congress had omitted an appro
priation for tho unemployment or
ganization, headed by Walter S. Glf-
ford, in the second deficiency. bill re-H
cently enacted. :
Should,, no appropriation be given.;
Mr. - Hoover wild, "there - would be
grave' danger of national, state and
local volunteor groups concluding
that services such as they have ren
dered were no longer necessary."
The committee Is composed of
leading men and women In every
state, whose effort has been to stim
ulate private aid and co-ordinate lo
cal activities.
Mr. Hoover said It was "obviously
of the utmost Importance" that there
be no diminution In the voluntary
efforts "which combine the intimate
knowledge of local conditions with
the sense of responsibility toward fel
low citizens and neighbors In dis
tress." The full text of tho president's
special message follows:
. "The second deficiency bill Juat
passed omitted an appropriation for
continuance of the activities of the
president's organization on unem
ployment relief. I urgently rcquost
that congress make n special appro
priation of $120,000 to continue this
work over the next fiscal yonr. ,
"This organization, of which Mr.
Walter S. Gilford Is director, is com
prised of leading men and women
throughout every state In the Union
and has served to establish and co
ordinate b tn to and local volunteer
effort in relief of distress throughout
the nation.
"Tho organization has secured In
(Contlnuea on Page Eight)
3-CENT STAMP
USE TO BEGIN
AFTER TODAY
WAIIINOTON, July 6 (A1 Am
erican pltlKons tomorrow will start
uulnK the new threo-cont stnmp ana
help got tlio Bovornmont out of tho
red.
The thrcc-contor Is printed In pur
ple and bears tho familiar Stuart por
trait of Washlniiton. It Is Identical
In slzo and design to the two-cent
stamp of tho Washington bicenten
nial scries except for the change or
denomination numerals and omission
of dates. -
Two other varieties of threo-cent
utamps will bo used tho current
Lincoln stamp of tho regular issue
and tho thrcc-contor of tho bicen
tennial scrlos.
Four billion now stamps are being
manufactured. Dcsplto tho publicity
given the change In postal rates, of
ficials say that thousands of letters
probably will bo mailed tomorrow ond
In the next tow days bearing ino oia
two-cent variety. It tokos time, they
say, to got the public to comply.
.MAY rOMIIINK HTAMI'H
Postmaster B. H. Huron, of La
Orande. Uiday pointed out that with
the new rate, one or,c-ccnt and one
two-cent stamp may bo placed on
envelopes, serving tho same as one
three-cent stamp.
Airmail will bo 80 for the first
ounce and 13c for each additional
ounce. Tho airmail stamps will not
be put out In tho new denomination,
but the extra Binount can bo added
In regular stamps.
Letters for local delivery will also
be 3c, Mr. Huron adds.
Hoover Opposed
To State Loans
In Relief Bill
President Expected to
Veto Measure Bill
Finally Approved Today
By House, Senate.
WA8II1NOTON, July 8 ( Senator
Watson, the Republican leader, said
today that President Hoover would
veto the a, 100,000,000 unemployment
relief, bill and Insist that congress
stay In session until a new measure
lias been passed.
WASHINGTON, July 5 P) The
2. 100,000,000 compromise unemploy
ment relief, bill was finally approved
today by house and senate conferees.
. Indications, meanwhile, were In
creasing that President Hoover plan
ned to veto the measure If the con
ference report is approved In Its pres
ent form by the senate and house.
Representative Rainey of Illinois,
the Democratic leader, and a member
of. the conference committee said the
report would be taken up tomorrow
by the house.
The; conferees approved the 'final
draft . of the compromise agreement
(Continued on Page Three)
Senator Davis
Will Introduce
3.2 Beer Bill
' SHARON, Pa., July 8 W TJnlted
States Senator James J. Davis says
he plans to seek the passage of a bill
providing for the manufacture of 3.2
per. cent beer which he hopes to In
troduce to congress. .
. Describing the measure at the dedi
cation of a public park yesterday the
senator said: "I favor a plan which
will, permit breweries to make pal
atable beer and I believe this can be
done, by authorizing the treasury to
Issue permits for a 3.3 per cent bever
age. "This plan would not only provide
work for thousands but would put
millions of dollars In the federal
treasury." ' .
' IIINOIIAM TO ASK VOTB '
WASHINGTON, July 5 (P 8enator
Bingham told newspapermen today
htr plnnrinrtyfdemand an Immediate
vote on his proposal to legalise 0.2
per ceht beer. '
i .The Connecticut Republican said
he Intended to call up during the
day his amendment to the home loan
bank bill to permit beer and that he
expected opponents to move Immedi
ately to send It to a committee In an
effort to kill It.
Such a move wilt be fought vigor
ously by the beer advocates, Bing
ham said, on the ground that 'com
mittees have studied the beer ques
tion sufficiently In the past few
months. ....
" WKT DI.OC TO MEBT
WASHINGTON, July 5 (P) The
Republican houso wet bloa has been
called to meet tomorrow to consider
plans for action on a 3.3 por cent
beer bill Introduced today by Repre
sentative Britten of Illinois.
Akron Will Help
' ' " Search for Yacht
WASHINGTON. July 8 P) The
navy .department has Instructed Com
mander Alger H. Dresel of the dirig
ible, Akron to proceed at his discre
tion in soarch of the yacht Curlew,
missing since It left Montauk Point,
Long Island, June 36 for Bermuda
with six men.
. A broadcast has been sent to all
shipping off the Atlantic coast to
keep a look out for tho Curlew. -The
coast guard has undertaken a 'search
for the craft.
AKKON TO AID HKARCII
LAKEIfURST, N. J July 6 Ml
Commandor, A. II. Drcsol, skipper of
tho navy dlrlglblo Akron, said today
be plonncd td take tho Arkon out
late today, to soarch for tho missing
yacht Curlow.
18 Rescued From
; . Drifting Yacht
SANTA MONICA, Col.. July 8 VFl
Eighteen men and women who had
drifted three days In their holploss
auxiliary yacht, tho "Virginia," vero
rescued today by life guards who mas
tered tho breakers to roach the
stranded craft.
Tho boat left Long Beach Satur
day for the Santa Cruz Islands and
became lost In tho fog. Por three
days It drifted whllo the occupants
wore without food. Life guards said
tho women wcro panic stricken when
they were removed from the craft.
Theodore Dreiser
To Vote Communist
NEW YORK, July 6 W Theodore
Druscr, novollst who frequently has
dciiaicd his sympathy with the Rus
sian . Soviet government, announced
today through his secretary that ho
Intended to voto the communist
ticket . in the coming presidential
election.
: The secretary said Dreiser was out
of town today.
"Capitalism," Dreiser's statement
snld. "has failed as a system of gov
e: nment."
STORM HITS
AT CLOSE OF
CELEBRATION
i
Washington, K a n s a s in '
.Fatn ot Twister Many .
Buildings Leveled.
CASUALTY LIST
MORE THAN SCORE
Several Deaths Occur '
Two Men Killed By'
Crashing: Buildings at'
Town of Narka. .
WASHINGTON, Kas., July 5 WV
Tornadic winds hedge-hopping across .
Southeastern Nebraska and Northern
Kansas have killed at least three per- '.
sons. Injured more than a score and '
brought great damage to the town
of Washington. . ' ',
Tho angry clouds struck here late '
yesterday after previously razing the
farm home of Mrs. P. E. Slagle, about :
SO, of near Hubbell, Neb. Mrs. Slagle '
was killed and her husband and their ,
sons, Roy and Clyde, were Injured. , ,
Citizens of Washington and num
erous visitors from , nearby : towns
observed the sweep of the storm ;
clouds near the close of an all day :
Fourth of -July celebration.-, Gover-
nor Harry H. Woodrlng, wio was to;
be the principal speaker, cancelled
the engagement because of fatigue .
after his return yesterday from the' ;
Democratic national convention at '
ChlCagO. - , , r -
Two need at N'arka
Crashing buildings killed Peter Oil-'
lett, a retired mall carrier and Gar-'
land Hubka, about 30, of Narka, Kas.
The city of approximately 1300 per-'
sons Immediately was thrown Into ;
complete chaos. Reports that two ;
addition persons : had boon killed''
could not be verified early today. '
Eight of the more seriously injured '
were taken to a Clay Center, Kas.,'
hospital. Attaches of the hospital,
said today that none was In critical :
condition.'-1 ." ... ,l '
These Injured Included Alma Green,:
IB, Palrbury,: Neb., Alva Slnnltt, IS, '
Washlr(gtmiVHriyrpraii!x;;,WaBhlngi;"
ton; . Vatlor Houska 7i Washlngtonr
Mrs, Josephs Houska. 68, Washing-1 ,
ton; Ruth Fleming, 30,- Washington; :
Mona Hay' Tay, Linn, Kas., and Mrs. C
Roy Pitcher, 30, of Washington. . ,V(
Immediate attempts at rescue were,
started after the tornado struck, but1
such efforts were seriously hampered '
by a downpour of rain. :.
Power LlneB Down '
The rain halted later In the eve-'
nlng, but complete darkness added-'
to the uncertainty of rescue opera-!
tlons. All eloctrlo light service was
halted Tho wind also wrenched :
aside the municipal water tower and -tho
water supply was Interrupted. . '
(Continued on Page Three)
STATE POLICE '
WATCHING FOR
HITCH-HIKERS'
PORTLAND, Ore., July 6 WV-State :
police have been asked to help locate i
Thelmft Taylor, 14, and Pearl Lane,'
18, who disappeared from their homes'
hero last Thursday night niter their (
parents believed them tn bed.
The girls took with them : three:
shopping bags containing their cloth-'
Ing. They left a note saying they:
thought It would be fun to take a:
trip by the hitch-hiking method. .
Thelma Taylor Is 5 feet, 6 Inches
tall and weighs about 130 pounds. .
She had brown hair and blue eyes.
Pearl Lane Is 6 feet, 4 inches tall and ;
weighs about 110 pounds. Both were
sophomores In tho High School of
Commerce.
Two Tie For First
In Bucking Contest
MOLALLA, Oro., July 8 (P) Everett
Bartlemay, of Condon, and Frank'
Btudnlck, of Stayton, tied for first
placo in tho bucking contest of the
Molalla buckeroo held here Monday.
Btudnlck won the championship at
the Pendleton round up last year. I
George Nelson of Wamlc, Ore., plac
ed third. - - :
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, July i Wl - Radical
curtailment or the volume of wheat
dealings to tho scantiest total wit
nessed In months went hand In hand
today with lowor prices.
The open Interest In wheat, dwind
ling constantly since tho imposition
of 400 per cent Increased taxes on
futuro delivery transactions, was
shown todoy by official figures to be
down to 101,000,000 bushels, a mint
mum not registered since lost fall.
Almost 2,000.000 bushels decrease In
tho United States wheat visible sup
ply total failed to act as a counter
balance. '" ' '
July delivery of wheat broke the
season's low price record, and so Wl
corn and ryo.
Wheat closed nervous, Weo un
der Friday's finish, corn V4 14 eent
down, oats unchanged to V4 lower,
and provision at 15 to 35c advance,