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LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932
EAHTKRN OREGON'S LKADINQ NKWNPAPKR
NUMBER 265
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$ MEASURES
MJKtlUbU
ON BALLOT
rfc i n e t e en Ref erendums
and Initiatives Wot
Filed This Morning.
DEADLINE IS 5:00
THIS AFTEKN UUJN
'hree Acts of Governor's
Tax Program and Col-
1o era Hnnsolidation Bill
p May Be Completed.
SALEM, July 7 (P) With tho dead-
4 1 no set for 6 o'clock this altornoon
'iPnly eight proposel measures of a
sfotal of 37 referendums and Initiatives
fcktarted have been completed and
famed with the secretary 01 siaie. oev
rXral others. Including the three acta
jr the governor's tax program and
ne COIiegC KUIinWUWOUVIt Mill, UTOJ
led before closing time 01 me ae
irtment of state. ..
jj Of the measures proposed for ac-
tlon by voters, ten aro constitutional
mendmenta. Only three of these
wave so far been assured a place on
tilt he ballot and these three were re
Ellcrrcd directly by the state leglsla-
r iQlt TViau .n vndnif nitnll.
'flcatlon of electorate on mlllage mat
ters, amendment authorizing criminal
trials without Juries by consent of ac
cused, and the six per cent tax lim
itation amendment.
The remaining sevon constitutional
I
amendment proposals have not yet
been completed by Initiative petitions
and their status Is not definitely
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Johnston, Degrace
File Proceedings
SALEM, July 7 CP) Mandamus
nrnrpprtinff filed hv Carl H. Johnston
fid C, A. Degrace, , of Portland, ex
flcere pf( the .Prudential Savings
id Loan' assoclatlbn, who are seek
ing to have Indictments returned
against them by the Multnomah
county grand Jury dismissed, will be
heard by the state supreme court
here Saturday. The action was filed
late yesterday.
Johnston and Degrace aro charged
with devising a scheme to defraud
throueh the sale of atock In the Pru
dential corporation. !
Dismissal of the Indictments is
asked on the ground that the trials
were not held during tho term of
court following action by the grand j
Jury.
DR. L. B. BOUVY
IS ELECTED TO
HIGH OFFICE
From among tho doctors of aoven
states and British Columbia speclal
V:lng In eye, car, noeo and throat
Jf treatment,. Dr. Lee B. Bouvy was
m ciecirca vice president 01 ine raciuc
coast association at a meeting held
recently in Seattle, according to word
received here. Dr. Hans Barkan, an
eye specialist of San Francisco, was
elected president, while a Los Ange
les doctor. Dr. Prank Frolscn, was
chosen as secretary.
Dr. Bouvy has been a member of
the society for 12 years.
States and provinces Included In
the association are Washington, Ore
Ron, California. Nevada, Idaho, Utah,
Montana and British Columbia.
The 1933 convention city will be
ban Francisco.
Zimmerman, Jackson
Coming on Friday
Guy L, Zimmerman and C. E. Jack
son, nationally famous Iowa horse
6hoe pitchers and billed as the
"world's best exhibition horseshoe
pitchers," will be in La Grande to
morrow, giving two exhibitions at
Ihe courts hack of the municipal
"uiiuin?. ino first will begin at a:ao
o'clock and,.the second at 7 p. m.,
thus giving all a chance to witness
the two.
The visitors plan to stage an ex
hibition and also will play all com
ers. t.$..SS9$.S,$.i..
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and .
Friday; continued mild: mod-
erate north and north west
winds offshore.
4-
6
WEATHER TODAY S(
7 a. m. 64 above. j
Minimum: 48 above.
Condition; Clear. ?
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WEATHER YESTERDAY 8
Maximum 84,. minimum 48
above. .
Condition: Clear. Range 38 8-
degrees. 4
WEATHER JULY 7. 10.11
Maximum 00, minimum 60 $
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 40
degrees.
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Epworth League
Institute Will
Begin July 18
Western District of Idaho
Conference of M. E.
Church Will Send Young
People to Lake.
The Wallowa Lake Epworth League
Institute, which Includes the western
district of the Idaho conference of
the Methodist church, will be held at
Joseph on July 18 to 24, It Is an
nounced by Rev. w. H. Hertzog, pas
tor of the local church, and dean of
the Institute. Nine leaders In the
church have been selected to com
prise the faculty for the event.
Dr. Harry s. Hamilton, of Gooding,
Ida., will have the leadership of "The
Morning Watch," which will be held
every morning between 6:45 and 7:30,
following the morning bugle which
will sound at 0:16. Breakfast will
follow the morning watch from 7:30
to 8:40, after which Rev. H. Q. Mc
Calllster, of Boise, district superin
tendent of the Western district, and
Rev. J. W. E. Bowen, of Shreveport,
La., will conduct courses In Bible
study and home missions.
The courses in Bible study promise
to be particularly enlightening, since
Mr. MzCnlllster is reputed to be one
of the best Bible teachers in the
NorthweBt, Mr. Hertzog states.
An Interesting ' personality at the
Institute will be Ml . Bowen, who is a
young minister of ti e negro race who
received excellent ministerial train
ing and who took an appointment
as a home missionary among the peo-
pie of his own race. He will conduct
j two classes, "Home Missions.'' at 8:45
. iu tiie iiiuriiiuKi una nuce Keiauons
from 0:40 until 10:30.
Recreation, under the direction -of
O. L. Dunlap and Rov. John Gresham,
I will follow at 8 :30 for one-half hour.
. Mr. Dunlap comes from Caldwell,
Idaho, will lead the recreation, while
Mr. Gresham will help in organizing
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Bootlegging Of
Milk New Worry;
City Law Evaded
Rumors of milk bootleggers have
reached the city hall, A. McAllister,
city manager, reports. Unlicensed
dairies are said to bo furnishing milk
for several local families, and the city
manager warns the consumers that
the city 1b not responsible for the
purity of the milk obtained from
such operators
A city ordinance states that dairy
men and others who sell food In the
city, must have a license which is Is
sued only after the herd and the
equipment of the dairy have been ex
amined by competent persons with
regards to sanitation, cleanliness and
health. A herd with a communicable
disease Is not allowed to furnish milk
for public consumption, while a per
son with a communicable disease also
is denied the right to hold a license,
and it is necessary, that any dairy
where a communicable disease breaks
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Honan Hall May
Be The Canning
Headquarters
Honan hall probably will be the
jof tho county relief committee, Mrs.
Frederick Oehrlng, chairman, an
nounced this morning. Mrs. Oehrlng
was recently appointed by Governor
Julius L. Meier to head the commit
tee which is a part of his program of
.renei xor me nuuuy unuugiiuuu
Iftt.atf,. To utilize Orecon products In
a vast relief urogram Is the basis of
the movement started at a recent
mrptlnir of countv officials With OOV-
Icrnor Meier In Portland.
I Mrs. Oehrlng appealed today to the
public to co-operate in me pnuan
thropic. program which has been
launched In La Orando so that the
city will bo able to help its 800 un
employed persons take care of them
selves during the coming winter.
While the materials will be solicited
by a large committee, local women
are asked to contribute their surplus
Jars, lids and sugar. Mrs. Gchrlng
'states that tncy appreciate iuvuci
contributions from those who are
! unable to furnish Jars, and the money
will be used to buy canning supplies.
The crucial time for canning many
different types of fruit, much of
which la going to waste, has arrived
so the committee Issues an urgent
(Continued on Page Four;
Audit Shows City
Accounts All O. K.
t.i- mnrA ihnn routine business
was attended to at last night's city
commission meeting. The salary list
for the month of June was allowed
in the amount of I5953.14 and' the
manager reported the Conda J. Ham
Audit Co. audited the city books last
week and found everything In good
ehapc.
Cash at the end of the wcei wa
10 4703. divided as follows: In bank
6953.33. cash W22.25. county general
warrant 1324. county road warrant
2.75. school district warrants 2,-687.47.
NEW 5P0WER
NAVAL MEET
IS DESIRED
British Authorities Dis
creetly Launch Move
in Geneva Today.
BALDWIN SPEAKS
ON ARMAMENTS
Gi'eat Britain Willing to
Go a Long Way With
Hoover, But With Cer
tain Limitations. v;.
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 7 W)
A move to summon another five
power naval conference to achieve
further reductions in sea forces was
dlscretly launched by British author
ities today simultaneously with the
announcement in London of the gov
ernment's counter-proposals to Presi
dent Hoover's one-third arms reduc
tion program.
The British would like to have this
naval parley before the world dis
armament conference resumes activ
ity in the fall. , '
American spokesmen criticized the
program announced In London as ah
attempt to reduce the size of Ameri
can ships and therefore force them
to remain in home waters.
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HIUTIKII STAND ANNOUNCED
LONDON, July 7 ffl Great Brit
ain told the world today she waa
ready to go a long way with Mr,
Hoover on his proposal to cut arma
ments by one-third, but there were
certain limits below which the num
ber of units in the British navy could
not be cut. ' -
This message was contained In a
white paper read by acting Premier
Stanley - Baldwin -in parliament, In
(Continued on Page Two)
CUT SALARIES OF
Board of Control An
nounces Tentative Adop
tion of Recommendations
SALEM, July 7 (P) The state board
of control today announced tentative
adoption of the salary reduction reo
ommendatlons made by the special
committee appointed some time ago
by Governor Julius L. Meier. The
reductions ranging from 3 to 15 per
cent will become effective as of July
1 for the remaining six months of
the present blenntum.
Tho reductions will apply to all de
partments and institutions under
jurisdiction of the board, with recom
mendations that all other depart
ments and Institutions adopt a sim
ilar" schedule. Further action on the
schedule was referred to a commit
tee composed of William Einzlg, sec
retary of the board of control, and
Henry Hanzen, state budget director.
The newly appointed committee was
also directed to estimate the value
of board and lodging and other
items wmch might be deemed part
of an employe's compensation where
such Items are furnished by the
(Continued on Page Three)
NO CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES IN
CITY OF LATE
La Grande has been fortunate dur
ing the past several months, Dr. A. L.
Richardson, city health physician be
lieves, since no serious contagious
diseases have broken out and, no
quarantines have been enforced In
side the city limits, State reports
show that several have been reported
from other points In the county.
Only a few minor cbscb of mumps
and measles have been reported lo
cally. Chicago
Garner to Speak in California During
Campaign, William McAdoo Announces
WASHINGTON. July 7 W William
O. McAdoo. said today after a con
ference with Speaker Garner that
the Democratic vice presidential
nominee had promised to speak In
California during the campaign.
McAdoo, a former secretary of the
treasury, said details had not been
arranged, but added:
"He will certainly appear at Los
Angeles."
McAdoo was In excellent spirits
after his early morning talk with
Garner and predicted the Democratic
ticket "will carry California, Mr.
Hoover's own state."
I'lwed at Smith's Counte
He expressed gratification at Alfred
E. Smith's announcement he will sup
port the party ticket and described as
$100,000 Fund
Bill Approved
By Committee
Would Provide Money to
Send Bonus Marchers
Back Home; Police Halt
Threat of Trouble.
WASHINGTON, July 7 WV-The
house voted todny 9100,000 to
provide homeward tru importa
tion for the thousands of bonus
marchers encamped here. The
bill now goes to the senate.
WASHINGTON. July 7 Re
sponding to a request by President
Hoover, the house appropriations
committee today approved a $100,000
fund for transporting the army of
bonus-seeking war veterans back to
their homes.
This action came as police inter
vened to prevent what appeared to be
Imminent trouble at the bonus
marchers camp at Anacostla. A
threatened disturbance quickly sub
Bided when police Btepped In.
The legislation to take the former
service men away from Washington
will be reported at once by Chairman
Byrns to the house for action after
disposition of the relief bill. The sen
ate already has passed a bill to au
thorize loans to the veterans for their
return home.
Figured As a Loan. , : ? '
The $100,000 would bo spent to pro
vide railroad transportation and sub
sistence at the rate of 76 cents a day
for each honorably discharged war
veteran encamped here. Advances not
repaid would be deducted from the
face, value of the bonus certificates.
President Hoover made bis request
for the appropriation - in a special
message yesterday after capitol lead
ers urged quick action upon receiv
ing reports of threatened rioting.
Trouble at the bonjus marchers
camp on the Anacostla flats started
when John Pace, leader of a com
munist organization, the Workers Ex
Servlce Men's league, in a speech to
the men demanded the overthrow of
(Continued on Page Four)
Garner-Wagner
, Relief Measure
Passed by House
WASHINGTON, July 7 (P) The
conference report on the Garner-Wagner
relief bill, containing a provision
which President HooveT has indicated
will lead to a veto, was adopted today
by the houso.
The report now goes to the senate
where Republican leaders planned to
expedite action so that, In tho event
of a veto, a new measure can be
worked out quickly .to permit ad
journment of congress.
Mr. Hoover opposed the provision
sponsored by Speaker Garner to au
thorize the J reconstruct ton finance
corporation to make loans to all
persons on adequate security.
President Hoover Insisted at two
conferences with Republican . and
Democratic coogresslonal leaders that
restrictions be placed on those re
ceiving loans.
Action came after three hours of
debate. -
The bill increases tho capital of
the reconstruction finance corpora
tion from $2,000,000,000 to 3, 800.000,
000 and provides a 9322.000.000 high
way and building construction pro
gram. The vote to adopt tho report was
202 to 1 66 with Republican lines
breaking. t
To Initiate 350
Ontario Eagles
While tho Eagles are holding their
regular meeting tonight at 7:30 at
the Eagles hall, C. E. Happereett,
state treasurer, will go to Ontario to
assist In the initiation of 360 mem
bers of the newly organized Ontario
aerie, Arthur Bremer, president, an
nounced this morning.
Initiation will be held at the La
Orando aerie mooting and a report
will be made on tho picnic planned
for later In tho month. Tho date
and place will probably be announced
tonight, Mr. Bremer adds.
Beer War Flames
"Republican propaganda trying to
stir up trouble" reports he had
thrown California's votes to Gover
nor Franklin D. Roosevelt because
Smith blocked him In 1024.
"I felt sure that Oovernor Smith,
a fine Democrat, would support the
ticket," McAdoo said. "It was ex
tremely unfair to the governor to
suggest that he would not support
the party.
"There waa no element of revenge
In any action of mine at Chicago. If
there had been, why should I have
gone to Roosevelt who led the fight
for Smith In 1924?"
MacAdoo Happy
McAdoo smiled as he made this
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BORAH SHUNS
THIRD PARTY
NOMINATION
Unwilling to Accept Offer
to Head Prohibition
ists in Campaign.
DELEGATES ARE
STILL HOPEFUL
Possibility Exists He Will
Be Drafted as Dry (Jan-
didate FoPresident
Next Week. '
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VPSI1AW NOMINATED
INDIANAPOLIS, July 7 VP)
William D. Upshaw, former
Democratic representative In
. congress from Georgia today
was given a second ballot nom
ination for the presidency by
the prohibition party's nation
al convention. . .
Upshaw announced he would
withdraw if Senator William
E. Borah (B., Idaho) or some
other outstanding dry leader
agreed later to head a third
party movement.
By Richard L. Turner
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
INDIANAPOLIS, July 7 wv-Without
the name of Senator William E.
Borah before them, but hoping he yet
will bo drafted as a dry third party
candidate for the presidency, dele
gates to tho prohibition party's na
tional convention today turned to
old party workers for the'lr nominee.
With tho convention apparently
ready to nominate tho Idaho states
man, leaders last night talked with
him by telephone and then Issued the
following statement:
"The senator greatly appreciates the
compliment which the contention
confers upon him In Its willingness
to nominate him for-the presidency.
JV: advises, however, that the ctrn-
vention ao not maxe Bucn nomina
tion as such a call should come, tf at
all, from a great united uprising of
the people to be expressed at a sub
sequent convention representing the
united moral forces of the nation."
(Continued on Page Four)
FRENCH SUB,
WITH 73 MEN,
SINKS TODAY
CHERBOURG. France. July
7 (P) The French submarine
Promcthee, with a crew of 68
and 17 others aboard, sank off
Cherbourg harbor today.
Seven men were saved.
Besides the crew the subma
rine was carrying 17 engineers
and other workers not perma
nently assigned to tho vessel
Will Form Young
Democratic League
A local oganlzatlon of the Young
Democratic League of Oregon prob
ably will be formulated here at a
meeting to be held early next week at
the Sacajnwca Inn. Walter Pierce,
ex-govornor and candidate for con
gress, and Henry Hess, candidate for
the state senate, will speak at the or
ganization meeting.
In brief, the purpose of the league
is to arouse the Interest of young mon
and women In governmental affairs,
national, state and local, to Inform
them of tho candidates and Issues, to
stimulate a more active-participation
In tho probloms of citizenship, to de
velop a progressive leadership and to
build a program for the sound future
development of Oregon.
All young men and women are In
vited to attend. The definite date of
the meeting will be announced latct
Two Gangsters
Murdered; Third
Man Is Wounded
CHICAGO, July 7 (Pi The beer
war apparently Is raging again along
Chicago's southslde gangland front.
The proceaa of eliminating one
another from the city's crlmo picture
was resumed last night, after a short
intermission.
James "Red" McOoe, a former po
liceman and Vernlo Larkln, reputed
henchmen of Edward "Spike" 0"Don
nell. were the victims.
Two gunmen Invaded the Del Rio
roadhouse. operated by McOee, and
killed McOee and Larkln, known as
"The Ooat," with shotguns. A third
man. George Vanderklaw, a waiter,
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BACK TO N. Y.
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II. i L A CI
(.'onilng homo In defeat from his
parly's Chicago convention, Al
Smith Is shown hero on he ap
peared upon his return to New
York. Yesterday. Smith announc
ed that he would support his
party, definitely turning down all
appeals to head a, third party. -
BRIDE WITH HER
WHEN SHOT FIRED
New Angle Enters ' Into
Alleged Suicide of Smith
Reynolds Yesterday.
WINSTON SALEM, N. O., July 7 P)
The Twin City Sentinel says today
it loams from "high authorities" that
Smith HeynoldB and bis brldo, the
former Llbby Holm an, r JroHrfwarn
vuo star, wore lylnff across aHfcd to
gether when the heir to tho Reynolds
tobacco millions was fatally shot early
yesterday.
The Sentinel says this statement
was made to Investigating officers by
Mrs. Reynolds before sho collapsed
upon learning of her young husband's
death.
First reports had aald Mrs. Reyn
olds was in a nearby bedroom at the
time of the shooting.
A. B. Walker, a friend of Reynolds,
who was spending tho night In the
house, said tie was on the first floor
closing windows when ho heard a
shot, followed by Mrs. Reynolds'
scream.
The Sentinel says officers have been
unable to question Mrs. Reynolds
since her collapse.
R. J. Reynolds, brother of ttie dead
youth, was locatod by his attorneys
today cruifllng in a yacht off tho east
coast of Africa.
Coroner W. N. Dal ton, who pro
nounced the death a suicide, said he
had heard nothing of the report that
Reynolds and his wlfo woro together
on the sleeping porch when the shot
was fired.
Ho said he understood the former
fllngor wan In another room.
Dalton said ho was fiat In fled the
shooting wns a sulcldo and he con
sidered tho investigation closed.
Reynolds' body was removed from
tho undertaking establishment to his
estate. Funeral services will bo held
tomorrow.
60 REPUBLICAN
WETS TO SIGN
BEER PETITION
WASHINGTON, July 7 Ml A pot!
Hon to Speaker Oarner urging Im
mediate action on beor-for-ro venue
legislation was circulated today among
Republican ontl-prohibltlonlats.
The petition Was agreed upon yes
terday at a meeting of tho Republi
can wet bloc.
Its drafting was completed today
by Representative LaGuardla of New
York and it Immediately was passed
from hand to hand by tho Republican
groups, ,
There was no plan to necic Demo
era tie- signers, -
L&Ouardta predicted sixty signa
tures would bo obtained from tho Re
publican side. ' i
HI AYKK KMXM IIIMSfXP .
OREELEV, Colo., July 7 M Kmlle
Baele. 66. Stoneham, Colo., rancher
who was charged with slaying his
housekeeper, Mrs. Vloletta Phillips of
Denver, July 0, hanged himself early
today iq his cell In the Welt; county
jail.
St. Paul Youth
Is Returned By
Kidnaping Gang
Tired and Unshaven But
Unharmed,' Haskell
Bohn is Released; Three
Men Are Arrested.
ST.' PAUL. July 7 W Tired and
unshaven, but otherwise unharmed,
Haskell Bohn, St. Paul-youth, was
back home today, with, a story of
having been held captive by 'several
men for nearly a week. -Whether
any money had been paid
for his release, as demanded 'In a
note loft at the home last Thursday
when Bohn was seized by two men
and thrown Into an automobile, was
not revealed. The writers had asked
35,000,
Three Men Held
Throe men who are alleged to have
attempted to extort $10,000 from a.
C, Bohn, young Bonn's father, were
being held by police.
Bohn walked into a farm house at
Medicine Lake, near Minneapolis, late
last hteht. and said his cantors had
Just freed him.--The sheriff's office at
Minneapolis was notified and two of-
(Continued on Page Fire)
Von Paper. And
Herriot Still
Fail to Agree
1.M18ANNB, Switzerland, Jul 7 W)
It was reported this evening that
France and Germany had agreed oh.
a formula settling the "war guilt"
Issne by writing Into, the treaty which
will close the reparations conference
here a phrase to the effect that It
"completely replaces all previous re
parations agreements." . The treaty of
Versailles, In the article' dealing with
reparations, requires Germany to as
sume the blame for ..the World war.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 7 VP)
Deadlocked over reparations, and
the "war guilt" stigma ao Irritating
to Germany, Premier Herrlofa of
Prance .and Franz Von . Fapen, the
German chancellor, .held T.another
frtiltless. conference this mornlpg.
- The chancellor,' It was . Understood,
suggested that; the reparations and
debts conference be ad Jotfrried.- The
promler'sald ho. matter whjtt sort of
settlement was reached he would, not
accept any political conditions. .
Nevertheless the. legal minds of the
several delegations continued . their
work on the outline of a treaty by
which they hoped to Iron out the
difficulties in a manner.satlsfactory
to all Interests.'
It was understood that the princi
pal points of the treaty are these: .
1 A document recording . whatever
reparations agreement may be reach
ed. ' 2 A gentlemen's' agreement link
ing reparations with Europe's debts
to America. t- t , , A
'3 A debt agreement among the
European nations.
letter to Germany explaining
the gentlemen's agreement.
It was learned today that a debts
agreement betwoon England and Italy
and England and France which was
reported yesterday provides that Italy
and France will not be required to
pay Installments on their debts to
England pending ratification of sucn
agreements as may be reached here.
The text of the tentative agree
ment was practically completed this
afternoon excopt for the filling In of
the actual figures still to be agreed
upon. .:(
Acceptance of ' the agreement de
pends, of course, upon whethor Ohan
ccllor Von Papen and Premier Har
riot reach an accord on the points
over which they have been bargain
ing since the beginning of the con
ference Albany, Ore. Man
Signs Confession
ALBANY, Ore., July 7 1 - Gro
garlo Perez wns charged, with first
hvim mnrrtnr hern Wednosday fol
lowing his alloged confession of the
fatal shooting of Oerardo Marnnoz.
Officers who said Perez signed a
-tntan. aHtnlMlntr thft HhOOtllll?
saitf he claimed ho shot In self-de-
foruie.'
Doctor Convicted
, ' In Polygamy Case
HOOD RIVER, Oro., July 7 (n Dr.
Waltor E. Nlchol, of Hood River, was
convicted In circuit court here Wed
nesday of a chargo of polygamy.
Dr. Nlchol obtained a divorce in
Mexico several months ago and upon
his return to Orogon he married Anna
Mae Klngeley, of Portland. The Oro
gon. iaw does not permit remarrlago
within six months of the time the
divorce decree Is granted.
Ida B. Callahan
' " Dies at Oakland
ROSEBURO, Ore., July 7 (PI Ida
B. Callahan, 60, Instructor In the
English department 'at Oregon State
college for the i past 40 years, died
this .morning at the home of her
brother, B. F. Burnett, at Oakland.
Ore.! Bhe was born May 10. 1863.
Mrs. Callahan served two terms as
president of the Federated Business
Women's Clubs of Oregon.
NO TRACE OF
AVIATORS AT
N00NT0DAY
Fail to Reach Moscow
After Hopping Off From
! Berlin Wednesday. ;,
MAY HAVE GONE
ON TOWARD OMSK
Points East of Moscow,'
However, Kepoft No
Sign of Missing 'Cen-'
tury of Progress." 1 , ( .
' MOSCOW, July 7 James Mat-.'
tern and Bennett Griffin, missing ber
tween Berlin and Moscow on their
round-the-world flight, were still un
reported at noon E ST. today. . . . ',
If they were still In the air at thai
time they would be forced down for
that was the limit beyond which -the
fuel they took aboard at Berlin would
be exhausted. i- - ; .
They had full' tanks' when they
took off from Berlin at 3 p. m. B.B.T.
yesterday. That was approximately
600 gallons,-enough to'-keep thetn In
the air 91-houra, '
Offloials at the flying field here
sent Inquiries to all points along tire4
route' from Berlin, but there ; was
no, word, of the Americans.
There waB' a nosstbtlltv tfaeV had
passed Moscow In the. night without
being seen, and kept on toward Omsk,
1600 miles to the east. Another supply
of fuel awaited them there and It
was assumed they knew the way. ,
; BUt the airport .at .Kazan,' three .
hours! . flying time east' of Moscow,
reported that the "Century of Pro-
ress" had' not been sighted there. .
Omsk,, however, Is without good
communication facilities and It the
filers had landed there word of their
arrival might be delayed in reaching
-Moscow.. - -.
It was; possible, also they might .
have been forced down, between' Ber
lin and there, i The terrain Is such M
to make an emergenoy landing po-,
Bible, but there,-too.-cooununlcations
are not' of the best. ' 1 . "?
If they went straight to Omsk and
maintained the speed of about 10
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GOV. HARTLEY
HEARS GROUP
FROM JOBLESS
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 7 W A
committee representing two unemr
ployed groups, who trekked to the
state capital to seek legislative re
lief, finally succeeded In presenting
their demands to the-governor, but .
today were still In doubt as to the
results of their demonstrations and
demands, .. .
Oovernor Roland H. Hartloy, . after ,
a three-hour conference with the Jobr
less representatives yesterday, ..said
the question of an extra session of
the legislature to act upon unem
ployment problems . could not be
answered until later. "The question
Is too vital, too Important to the state
to be solved by hasty action," he said.'
Newsmen were barred from the con
ference. .
M. M. London, Belllngham, execu
tive secretary of the United Producers,
league of Washington, said the com
mittee "put the need of a special
session squarely before the governor.
He said ho would give our demands
full consideration but Indicated he
still was of . an open mind on the
question of a special session at thla
time." '
Find No Trace Of
Missing CurleU)
NEW YORK, July 7 VP) The navy
dirigible Akron still waa nosing over
tho Atlantlo teeny, more than 38
houra out of Its hangar at Lakehurst,
N. J., scanning tho waters for aome
trace of tho racing yacht Curlew.
Tho Curlew, manned by five ama
teur yachtsmen of New York City,
had not been sighted since it left
Montauk Point, L. I., for Bermuda
twelvo days ago. All of the 36 other
entries either had reached the Island,
or had been accounted for.
Tho Akron, which Is supplementing
scores of surface vessels In the search
for the missing ketch, passed wer
Hamilton, Bermuda, early last night '
and caused much excitement among
tho Island populace.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, July 7 VP) Late re- ;
actions from price advances more '
than wiped out gains In wheat and '
other cereals today.
A sudden Jump of 4H to 6 cents In
wheat values at Berlin had only a
transient bullish Influence here. Up
turns In Chicago prices on wheat ran
Into standing orders to seU, largely
of a hedging character.
Wheat closed unsettled T4o,
under yesterday's finish, corn (Io
down: oats unchanged to Vo lower.
and provisions varying from x cenw
decline to a rise of 118 centa.