Wednesday, July 6, 1932
Page Eiglit
LA' GKANDE EVENING OBSERVER, Eft GRANDE, ORE
)
Oregon Cherry Shipments at
YIELD ABUNDANT
BUT PRICES ARE
NOT ENCOURAGING
Eastern Auction Returns
; Have Netted F. 0. B,
1 Prices of 3 and 4 Cents
a Pound and Less.
CORVALLIS, Ore., Juljr WV-With
many cherry producing districts of
the northwest , now nuking their
heaviest shipments, reports received
by the O. S. C. extension service and
tbe V. 8. D. A. bureau of agricultural
economics Indicate the movement of
this crop Is at Its peak. The season
has been favorable and the yield
abundant but prices have been low.
Eastern auction returns have netted
f. o. b. prices of 3 to 4 cents a pound
and less. Some eastern movement
has been by refrigerated freight In-
stead of express to curtail shipping
costs.
'Oregon's carlot movement of green
peas Is through, curtailed somewhat
by cannery contracts guaranteeing
growers 3V4 cents for No. 1 stock
Puget Bound points are near peak
loadings.
The first car of Oregon celery moved
last week, although the northwestern
market has been supplied for several
weeks. Prices dropped to $1.36 to
11.50 per crate of 8 to s dozen stalks,
loose pack, f. o, b, Portland.
OREGON MADE
BUTTER RANKS
; NEAR THE TOP
PORTLAND, Ore., July 8 VP) Port
land made butter was within a quar
ter of a point of topping the entire
Industry at the annual display held
by the National Creamery Butter Op
erators association at Mason Olty. la.
Word of the high scoring of Portland
butter has been received hero with
much satisfaction.
The high award went to Lyle Ham
mack, one of the butter makers at
the Raven dairy In Portland. The
score was 9S per cent. The top score,
which was received by an Iowa maker
was 95 per cent.
The award received by the Portland
maker was very Important In view of
the fact that the Judges had 332 en
tries to look over. They were from
every section of the United States.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND. Ore., July 8 W Cat
tle 50, calves 85, about steady.
Steers 600-900 lbs., good, 0.36
17.00; medium, H.75tt 10.36; common,
a.76 4( 4.75; 900-1100 lbs., good, 6.3S
fl 17,00; medium, $4.75fflJ.35; com
mon, S2.75I4.75; 1100-1300 lbs
good, lO.OOfl 10.75; medium, 14.35 i,t
$0.00; bulls, yearlings excluded, good
and choice, beef, $a.7B$3.3fi; cuttor,
common and medium, $1.75r$3.76.
Hogs, 300; slightly lower. Light
lights, 140-180 lbs., good and choice.
4.16 S6.16; light weights, 160-180
lbs., good and choice, 66.00 & 66.16;
180-300 lbs., good and choice, 68.00 tt
66.16; medium weight, 300-330 lbs
good and choice, 4.1W16; 330-360
lbs., good and cholco, 64.35 so 66.00;
heavyweights, 360-300 4bs., good and
oholce, 64.16w64.86; 300-350 lta., good
and cholco, 83.50 a 64.86; packing
sows, 275-600 lbs., medium and good,
63.00 ia 64.00.
Sheep, 800; steady to strong. Lambs
00 lbs., down, good and cholco, 63.50
tir64.00; yoarllng wethers, 00-110 lbs..
medium to choice, n.00(jta.2B.
PORTLAND CASH
PORTLAND, Ore., July 6 OT Cash
markets: Big Bend blucatem 60c.
Soft white 61o.
Western white 60o.
'' Hard winter 40c.
' Northern spring 49c.
' Western red 4814c
Oats: No. 2 white 631.50.
Today's car rocolpts; wheat 10
flour 3; corn 3.
OMAHA HIIKBP
OMAHA, July 8 (!-( U. S. D. A.)
Sheep 6,000; lambs and yearlings fully
steady; sheep steady, feeders strong;
native lambs 66.60(ff 66.75; fed clipped
lambs 65.76, ewe top 61.76.
LIVERPOOL WHEAT
LIVERPOOL, July 0 Ml Wheat
close: July 51; Oct. 63; Dec. 63;
exchango 63.65.
CIIH'AdO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO, July 8 Ml (U. S. D.
A.) Hogs: 9,000; active, mostly 10t
16c higher; good to cholco 1B0-340 lbs.
66.30 66.80; top 65.35.
Cattle: 7,000; fed steors and ' all
yearlings active, strong to 85 cents
higher; better grodo butcher ahe
slock strong, others slow; vpslers
around 35c higher; stockers and feed
ers steady to strong: best light and
long yearling steers 68 .50; around 835
lb. heifers 67.75; most vealers 66 25(
66.00; few 66.60; stock steers 63.00 t
84.60.
Sheep: 7.000; strong to unevenly
higher; bulk good to cholco natives
60.00. 66.36; throwouts 64 OOfi 64.50;
best light weight ewes 63.00 62.26.
National Characttt1cs
The most valuable cnntrluiiltnns
characteristic of the foreign le
tncnls In our population way be
ch licteftipj tt follows; English,
obedience 1c, law; French, thrift
Incss; Iirillan, artistic sense;
German, Inautirlousnesa; Russian,
vision. Imagination; Dutch, placid
ity. Vaalilngtnn 8tar.
Bails for Ruling
A Nebraska court rules ttml
breathing, la no lest of life. The
Judge could cite Tonnyaon's "Ulys
ses." "Ai though to breathe were
life." (ion Antnnlo Kvenlng Newt,
I M AR JCET N E6 F TO E D A Y
CBICAQO
Open High Low Class
July (old) '. AV,yt AI) .4714 .48tSM!)
(new) .47 .4H AI AH
Hept, (olll) -40 .61 M -'Sl
(new) .50 M .60 M,Q
Dee. 3V, JMJs M
PORTLAND WHEAT
Open High Low doss
July AH AH AH AH
Hept. - At .47(4 .47 .47(4
Dec. .50 JS014 .50 .8114
CHICAGO COBN
Open High Low Clew
July . 2754tf .29 !4 -274 .29 4
Hept. 30to .my, Jttt- .32 14 '4
Dee - 31 .33 .31 --)2l.33
Strengthening
Of Egg Trade
Now Indicated
PORTLAND, Ore., July 6 UP)
Strengthening of the egg trade Is In
dicated generally with continual de
crease In offerings. This applies to
not only the local territory but to the
coast generally. In fact decrease In
supply Is reported from practically
every section of the country.
Local prices appear steady to higher
for the day with lessening competi
tion from unattached producers al
though some outside Interests are
still reported soiling to big stores at
a substantial discount from establish
ed prices here.
Make of butter la showing a gen
eral heavy decrease In the Portland
territory which creates more or leas
of a steady tone In the trade of the
Pacific coast. Butterfat Is unchanged.
Advance of lc lb. In the . buying
hens of all weights is reported by the
trade here, following a decrease In
the supply. No change has as yet
been made In the price of broilers.
There remains a very good demand
in the market for country killed hogs
along the wholesale way with recent
advances sustained. Veal are a trifle
weaker and lower In spots but lambB
are definitely weaker and especially
eo for the ordinary to poor stuff.
Sudden Increase In the demand for
string beans Is noted In the trade
with the chief call for yellow stock,
which Is generally unfilled. Both
green and wax prices are held steadier.
walla Walla onions of the new crop
are being offered by the trade; the
first supply having reached Portland
late Tuesday. Bales are being mode
around 91.25 cental. California prices
here ore 'shot.'
Prices continue on the down trend
In the tomato market; affecting both
the hothouse and outdoor offerings.
California stock Is In liberal offering
and down to 91.35 lug for both Sun
Pedro and Merced stock., Local hot
house Is not selling at practically the
same price as for Dalles outdoor
grown. -
With the arrival of the first big
lots from Yakima and Increasing
supplies from The Dalles, the 1033
northwest apricot season Is fairly well
under way. Prices are weak to lower.
Notes of wholesale trading:
Watermelons arc generally lower at
2w3c lb.
Cantaloupe trade Is just about
steady.
Green peppers are weaker and low
er at 8c lb. In Bpoto.
New potatoes are steady to a trifle
lower.
Celery market Is weaker and lower
In spotH.
Lettuce In Blend y for quality Htuff.
Strawberries are firmer and higher;
others about steady.
Shares Recover
An Early Setback
NEW YORK, July 0 0T) Persist
ent fltrength In foreign government
bonds riniilly brought in n turn In
domestic stocks today, as shorts, who
had bjen skeptical or the move In
forelgns. decided It might be wlso to
covor. shares recovered nn curly net
bnck, and closed firmly with numer
ous gains of a point or so In lenders.
Turnover aggregated 700.000 shares.
WINMPKO tVHKAT
WINNIPEO, July 6 (.Vj - Wheiit
close: July 04f,; Oct. 67: Dec. BH'fc.
Cash wheat: No. 1 northern 64',(,;
No. 3, 5l': No. 3. 48-
Lag-iilative Branches
A hlcnniernl legislature Is com
pOROt) of two brunches or lmllin, ai
house of rtprusentiitlvM and Ronntt.
Baker at Opera as Democrats Decide Destiny
LrKa3C3kAL, Jag? X jZ SQr
Uille lilx rlwiW urrc receiving wporudlr cherrs from Nivrltf ring delegates crammed In the rtilcao con
veniMm hlmllum, Newton U, llaker, powerful "dark hne" randlrtate for the Urmormtir nomination. a -tmil
and mmfortatile In Cleveland's new i-lvle stadium, on the opening nl hi of the nut-dtmr nprm sen
snn. And while At Ninltll was receiving mi ovation on his npnent for n wrt plank, linker at almost thr
sitine hour was receiving n rising ovnllmi from the fnOiloiMhly -dressed throne ot upenuroerN. Here Is linker
with his daughter, Peggy, ami Mr, llukfr, In their box while Mary Uardru sang Curium.
WHEAT
LA GRANDE
! RETAIL MARKETS
I Sugar, 100-lb. sack $5.19
Vegetables
I Radishes, 2 bunches
Be
6c
Be
4c
3c
5c
30c
6c
16o
900
3c
26c
26c
16c
25c
6c
10c
35c
Spinach, lb.
.Parsley, bunch
j Cabbage, lb
New wax onions, lb. .
Turnips, 1 bunch
Green peppers, lb,
Carrots, bunch ,
Potatoes, 12 lbs.
Potatoes, socle ,
Onions, lb
Tomatoes, California, 2 lbs.
Hot house, lb. ..... -
Eggplant, lb
New potatoes, 10 lbs.
Beets, bunch
Lettuce, Imperial
Garlic, lb.
Fruit
Cantaloupes, 2 for
Bananas, lb. H
19c
8c
60c S3
Apples, box
Lemons, doz 25c
Oranges, doz. 1050o
Dry prunes, 90 to 40 size, 4 lbs. 26c
Strawberries, 4 boxes 26c
Apricots, 2 lbs 25c
Cherries, 3 lbs 25c
Raspberries, 2 boxes 25c
Loganberries, 4 boxes 26c
Currants, 3 boxes 25c
Dairy
Butter, crcamory, lb. .
Cheese, lb -
Honey, comb
Cottage cheese, lb.
23c
..16 26c
20c
20c
EUS
Fresh extras, doss.
15c
12c
10c
Mediums, doss.
Mixed, doe
Hour
Bard Federation, 40 lbs.
Per barrel
11.25
4.76
4.00
Soft wheat, bbl.
Meat
Beef boll, lb
Pot roast lb. ....... ..
Chops and steaks, lb.
Hamburger, lb. ..
Ham. lb.
Fish
Salmon, lb. (fresh)
Halibut, lb. (fresh)
10c
18c
I'oultry
Light hens, lb.
25c
26c
spring, lb.
SOCIETY WOMAN
FREED BY JURY
(Continued From Page One)
pi nee, had stnrted to Icavo the apart
ment, when sho pursued him.
Attract, Ureal Crowiln
Because of the prominence of both
Stephen and Mrs. Barney, the trial
hnd attracted great crowds since Mon
day, when It beKnn. The spectators
for the most part wore persons prom
inent in society and In the arts.
The defendunt was discharged Im
mediately after the verdict was given,
but JuHtlco Humphreys, who presided,
advised her not to letivo Old Bailey
until the crowds had been cleared
from the streets in the vicinity.
When sho realized the Jury had
acquitted hor. Mrs. Barney collapsed
and was carried from the courtroom. '
Lady Mullens, her mother, also col
lapsed, but was revived.
Nation't Windieil Spot
Mile-high Ml. WnslilnRlon, Now
England's loftiest pcnlt, Is the
windiest spot In the United Stntes,
according tn government meteoro
lnlral roeords.
Be
12V4-15C
.16g20o
16c
170
SNIPER SHOOTS
TWO POLICEMEN
(Continued From Page On) -n
Long, 48. Before Long's capture, huh
dreds of curious were kept out Of
the danger zone where E. A. Swaiisoh,
a police rookie of but a few montjja'
service, fell fatally wounded with, a
outlet in his lorenead, while A. p.
Poulson, another officer, was shot
through the arm and chest.
Long's wife, prostrated In a hoe
pital, could give no explanation of
her husband's actions save to tell po
lice that "he was always a mean
man."
HOOVER AND i
SOLON'S NOT v
IN AGREEMENT
.
(Continued Prom Pag One) i
WASHINGTON, July 6 ( A two.
hour conference between President
Hoover and senate and house leadera
on the s2, 122.000,000 Wagner-Oarner
relief bill broke up today with a
breach still existing between the leg
islative and executive branches. .
Speaker Oarner, co-author of the
bill, at first told newspapermen as
he left the White House that "we
did not reach an agreement."
Oarner said later, however, that
the conferees and the president were
"virtually In agreement" upon all
points In the measure except the sec
tion dealing with loans to Individuals.
The president has remained ada
mant In opposition to this provision.
Oarner said the next step would
be to call back the house and sen
ato conferees Into a meeting on the
measure, and re-dlscuss It "In the
light of the conferences we held here
today and last night."
Representative Rainey. the house
Democratic leader, was even moro em
phatic In his stand.
"We are going ahead with .the bill
as It Is," he asserted, "and If he wants
to veto It he can." ...
Asked what points were In disagree
ment, the white-haired ' Democrat
said with a shrug of his houlders "we
could not agree on anything." . i
Chance for Us All
It hero means sincere man, why
may not every one of us be a hero?
Carlyle. , y
.... t
Yanks Collegiate. -i
Slab Artist" :
Doffing the cap and gown of a uni
versity graduate to slip into a New
York Yankee uniform, Cbnrllc Dev
ens. Harvard athlete, is shown above
as he Joined the Gotham club's
pitching staff. The descendant of an
aristocratic New England family, he
was star hurler on the Harvard team.
. r
Peak
OLYMPIA ALSO
HAS UNEMPLOYED
ARMY TO HANDLE
(Couttnuea rrom Fftfa On)
employed here said the appeals would
be met with new caravans to tbe
state- capital today and tomorrow.
They have been asked to bring their
own food.
The first response to a call by M.
M. London, executive secretary of the
United Producers, and Carl Brannln,
executive secretary of the Seattle
Unemployed Citizens League, came
last night with the arrival of a small
party of men from Everett.
A contingent from Belling ham went
home yesterday for tents and bed
ding,, announcing they would return
today with several hundred recruits.
Others were expected today and to
morrow from Seattle, Tacoma and
Grays Harbor.
Tbe third atrtempt to see Gov.
Rolarid H. Hartley will be made lead
ers sb id, when a number sufficient
to make a demonstration has arrived.
Police reported that a body of com
munists, members of which disrupted
a demonstration on the capltol steps
Monday, also had sent out appeals
for recruits.
Anticipating further trouble with
the communists, leaders of the other
unemployed groups bave placed their
camp under strict military guard. "If
the '' communists bother us again,
there wlll.be no conversation," Lon
don declared. "We are not inviting
trouble, but we are -ready for it." -
Citizens here, alarmed over the new
call for unemployed, have urged state
officials to Induce the governor to
hear their demands immediately.
The council's action was taken In
an effort to discourage further con
centrations of unemployed here and
In an effort to avert further possible
clashes between members of the two
leagues and the communists.
Police late yesterday escorted out
of the city a group of avowed com
munists who made a second attempt
to obtain an audience with the gov
ernor and who held another demon
stration on the capltol steps. They
were informed Governor Hartley was
not In the city.
The unemployed have avowed they
will remain In the city until the chief
executive either grants them; a hear
ing or definitely answers their de
mands for relief.
London has described the gover
nor's refusal to meet with unem
ployed workers and destitute fanners
as simply a 20th century version of
King Louis the Fourteenth.
la Nutshell
There la no Intrinsic merit In
Berely reading books. What mat
terg Is what -Ton gpf fttrt of Hipm
Roosevelt and His Sons To Cruise
Up New England Coast In Yawl
, By Walter T. Brown
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
ALBANY, N. Y.. July 6 P Car
rying out a four-year-old idea, Gov
ernor Roosevelt and his four sons will
go next week on a short cruise In a
forty-foot yawl up the New England
coast.
The Democratic presidential nom
inee said he and the boys, James, El
liott, Franklin Jr., and John, would
put out next Monday from some point
on Long Island with Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, as their destina
tion. In addition to Mr. Roosevelt and
his sons there will be one other per
son on board, a press representative
who will meet newspapermen when
the boat ties up each night.
Returning to the executive office
with the mbntle of his partys presi
dential candidacy on his shoulders.
Mr. Roosevelt turned to state affairs,
receiving as his first visitor Mark
Graves, director of the budget. Wom
en employes of the executive office
presented him with a large basket
of yellow roses.
Mr. Roosevelt aald he had talked
with Speaker Gnrner, his running
mate, Monday night, and that the
speaker's plans for cormpalgnlng and
the official notification ceremony
were being held up pending the ad
Several million Westerners .
''start the day on
ings of the Morningl
Schilling
Knapp, Tiffany, v
Stuart To Face
The Grand Jury
Victor Knapp and L. A. Tlffanjr
were brought before Judge L. Den
bam In tbe court of tbe Justice of
tbe peace for bearing and Eden
Stuart was arraigned yesterday after
noon. Knapp is charged with a
statutory offense, and was bound
over to await the action of the grand
Jury, with bond set at (1000.
"Dutch" Tiffany Is charged with
larceny of a truck, valued at MOO,
from L. O. Morehead. who filed the
complaint. He also was bound over
to the grand Jury with bond set at
aiooo.
Elden Stuart is charged with for
gery, and at his arraignment yester
day afternoon demanded' a bearing
which la set for this sfternoon. He
is under a bond of $750, and be was
bound over to the grand Jury.
Hoover Approves
Regoluton To Aid
WithWheat,Cotton
WASHINGTON, July 6 UP) Presi
dent Hoover Tuesday .signed a con
gressional resolution to provide 45,
000,000 bushels of wheat and 600,000
bales of cotton from the farm board
for use by the Red Cross for the
needy.
The supplies will supplement the
small amount of wheat still remain
ing from the 40,000,000 bushels pro
vided by congress some months ago.
Chairman Payne of the Red Cross
said new supplies were needed if the
hungry are to be fed.
SMITH REYNOLDS
SHOOTS HIMSELF
(Continued from Page One)
and that he waa closing the windows
on the first floor of the palatial
home when Reynolds appeared on a
balcony outside his bedroom above.
A moment later there came the sound
of a muffled shot and Mrs. Reynolds
screamed that her husband bad been
Bbot.
Dr. W. N. Dalton, coroner of For
syhe county, ordered an autopsy
early today. He said he bad not
decided whether an Inquest was
necessary and that the autopsy was
to determine the direction of the
bullet.
When the autopsy was completed.
Dr. . Dalton announced It disclosed
the bullet entered the right side of
Reynolds' head and passed entirely
through It. He said there were pow
der burns around the point where
the bullet entered. After announc
ing the result of the autopsy. Dr.
Dalton declined to 8By whether he
would convene a Jury.
Prank Vogler, Winston Salem un
dertaker, said there was every Indi
cation of suicide. -
Young Reynolds first came Into
journment of congress. It was In
dicated that Mr. Roosevelt and Speak
er Garner would have a personal con
ference in the near future.
The governor said he was pleased
with the comments of Senator Hiram
Johnson. Republican, of California,
who approved of the Roosevelt ac
ceptance speech in Chicago.
Roosevelt said he would study the
reply of Mayor Walker to charges
brought by Samuel Scabury during
the next week's boat trip if the re
ply reaches him before Monday morn
Ing. Walker indicated his answer
would be In the governor's hands
this weekend.
No further plans for campaigning
have been made, Mr. Roosevelt told
newspapermen. The Democratic
standard bearer will meet James A.
Farley, national comjrUttee chairman,
this weekend. Campaigning and fi
nancing of the campaign will lie dis
cussed. Roosevelt will go to Hyde park on
Friday night and Into New York on
Sunday. There has been some belter
that during the Sunday stay in New
York City a conversation between
himself and former Governor Smith,
one of his opponents for the nomina
tion, would be arranged. So far,
Roosevelt's former political ally has
not commented on the Roosevelt can
didacy. BtTB
naannaDer . nrominence three , years
ago when he and Anne Cannon,
heiress to the Cannon textile millions,
were married at . 2 a. m.. in Yora,
8. C. The young couple was accom
panied to the South Carolina Oretna
Oreen by her father ana nis cnoui
feur. Helped Her Get Divorce
Marital troubles soon developed
and shortly afterwards Reynolds eet
tiH ai nnn.noo on his wife and In-
fsnt daughter. A few months later.
Reynolds flew his wue to tteno wucic
she obtained a divorce.
Anne Cannon Reynolds, shortly af
ter her divorce, announced her en
D.D.mnt m b. Prank Smith Jr.,
Charlotte hardware man. They were
married at about the same time miss
Holman and - Reynolds announced
tbelr secret marriage.
Miss Holman, six years older than
Reynolds. Is the daughter of a Cin
cinnati attorney. She was graduated
from the University of Cincinnati
where she studied law, and later
rose to prominence on the New York
stage.
FRIENDS STLNNED
NEW YORK, July 6 WV-New York
friends of Smith Reynolds, youthful
tobacco heir, were stunned today by
newB of his death In Winston Salem
and were at a loss to say why he
should wish to take his life.
They pointed out that with youth
and millions and a wife who was
one of Broadway's most popular stars
he had much to live for.
The romance between Reynolds,
young sportsman and aviation en
thusiast known throughout the coun
try, and Miss Holman, who rose to
meteoric fame in musical comedy by
her throaty "torch singing" was first
disclosed In May when they returned
from a honeymoon in Honolulu and
announced their marriage.
Reynolds' was married once before,
to the former Anne Cannon. This
union ended In divorce last fall and
the young millionaire was said to
have settled a million dollars on his
former wife.
The present Mrs. Reynolds 1b 26,
six years older than her late husband.
She rose to prominence In Broadway
when her contralto singing in the
"First Little Show" and her dancing
with Clifton Webb caught the fancy
of theatre-goers. She has a deep
voice of peculiar timbre, Is tall and
raven-haired. Later she made a bit
by her rendition of "Oh, Give Me
Something to Remember You By."
Reynolds had done much flying,
both here and abroad.
When the news of his marriage
became public in May he had Just
returned from an airplane Jaunt
about the Far East with Jean Asso
lant, French filer. Miss Holman went
to Hawaii to meet him and they were
married.
Miss Holman was born In Cincin
nati, the daughter of a lawyer, , and
was graduated from the University
of Cincinnati, where she studied law.
One of the first songs to bring her
prominence on Broadway was "Moan
In' Low." -
Thrilling News!
EVERY SUMMER
Silk
Dress
REDUCED
Smart dresses that will see you
through the Summer now re
duced because sizes are incom
plete, and assortments are broken.
ALL SILK
Formerly $6.95
You'll surely find a dress here
that is a bargain for you! A
wide variety of this season's
new styles all of them ori
ginally much higher-priced. The
size range is broken and we
are clearing them out at only
ALL SILK
Formerly $4.95
Good styles, fine materials,
plenty of variety everything
in fact but a complete size range.
Find your size, and you have a
real bargain at this Clearance
price. They were good values
at the original price! Now
ALL SILK
Formerly $3.95
These are our finer Dresses
of superior fabrics, and distinc
tive styles. They were well
worth their former price but
out they go. A wide variety
mostly one or two of a kind.
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
1101-03 Washington Ave. La Grande, Ore. (Main 18
Yes! They're
Fast Colors, Too!
Drett
Prints
36 inche wide!
Stunning patterns 1
Fashionable (or now for
Autumn!
Unusually fine quality I
Breath-taking economy!
J. C. Penney Co.
1307-1309 Adams Ave.
La Grande, Ore.
Reported Theft c
Done To Create
Prejudice, Claim
PORTLAND, Ore., July DM Ad
vised of the alleged theft here Mon
day night of two suitcases filled with
petitions for major physical changes
In the higher deucatlonal Institutions
ot Oregon, Amedee M- Smith, of Port...
land, general chairman of the school
tax saving association, and Lawrence
T. Harris, of Eugene, spokesman ot
the Eugene chamber of commerce
unlveralty committee, Issued the fol
lowing Joint statement:
' "Because of the extremely peculiar
circumstances attending the alleged
theft of petitions for the Zorn-Mac-Pherson
bill, we are requesting Lotus'
L. Langley, district attorney of Mult-.
nomBh county, and Police Chief Jen
kins, of Portland, to make a search
ing investigation of the case.
"Serious chargea and insinuations
have been made In connection with
this affair. The people of Oregon
are entitled to know precisely what
did happen.
"Prom the beginning, the people,
opposing this measure have been puz
zled by the refusal of the bill's pro
moters to reveal what Interests -have
been financing and ' supporting this
viclouB measure. Now comes a tale
obviously created to stir prejudice In
the matter. The people of the state
will be served by having this pre
posterous situation sifted to the bot
tom." DRESSES
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