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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1932
ASTERN ORBGOfTi UBADINO MBWSPAFKB
NUMBER 271
Treaty Does Not
STATEMENTS
MAKE CLEAR
ITS MEANING
Vi-r Anglo-French Agreement
? ; Mnf Ann hinha frr
British Debts to U. S.
HERRIOT'S 'WORDS
CAUSE CONFUSION
Second Statement Denies
; Chamberlain Suggested
Americans Had Approv
ed Lausanne Actions.
LONDON. July 14 (T) It wns offi
cially stated today at Number 10
Downing- street that there Is no
truth In any statement that the new
Anglo-French treaty Is applicable to
the matter of British debts to the
United StateB.
The statement Bald
"In connection with reports which
have been put Into circulation as to
the Interpretation of the Anglo
French declaration to which other
governments have been Invited to ad
here, there is no truth in any. state
ment that it is applicable to the
question of British debts to the
United States of America.
"The use of the words 'European
regime in the accord expressly ex
cludes from Its purview any question
affecting non-European countries."
t Issued to End Confusion.
This statement was issued in an
effort to dissipate confusion which
arose from a statement by Premier
Herriot of France yesterday that as a
result of the new agreement Great
Britain could not In the future mnke
any new arrangements for payment
oi her debts to America without first
consulting France.
"The prime minister explained the
whole question in his speech to the
house of commons on Tuesday eve
ning," said the statement.
"He said: 'In view of the grievous
results likely to follow upon any rep
resentations made either here or in
America that at Lausanne Europe
has combined to present something
in the nature of an ultimatum to the
. United States, I want to make it ab-
solutely clear that, all that was done
at Lausanne was 'to 'straighten out
the internal difficulties of - Europe
which In all conscience are many and
to agree to proposals which the na
tions represented there believe are
both essential and possible'."
Second Statement
This evening still another state
ment was Issued by the treasury of
fice over which Neville Chamberlain
presides as chancellor of the ex
chequer. It denied that Mr. Chamberlain, In
his statement to the house of com
mons on Monday, suggested or in
tended to suggest that American rep-
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RAINFALL HERE
REACHES TOTAL
OF .25 OF INCH
Wednesday's rainfall In La Grande
amounted to one-quarter of an Inch,
bringing much needed moisture to
growing crops. Although the rain
fall was' not heavy enough to go very
deep into the soil, it brought needed
moisture to crops whose roots do not
extend far below the surface.
Last night was warm, with a mini
mum of 54 above, but the day opened
cloudy, and the tcmperaturo was not
cnmoing rapidly, with the 6ky over
cast this morning, there appeared to
oe a ou-ou cnance or more showers
at least local ones over the dis
trict. La Grande Boy In
Sharpshooter Rank
CAMP HURLBURT, Wash., July 14
(Special) Badges signifying profi
ciency with the rifle or machine nun
as C. M. T. C. sharpshooter or first
class gunner have been won by one
boy from Union county. All of the
students attending the 1932 Citizen's
Military Training camp here fired
special courses at the army rifle range
. last week, but only a limited number
qualified for the greater degree of
skill represented by the more cov
eted badges.
Clarence Clark of Tangent, Ore
was the high rifleman among the
basic students; Leo W. Edwards. Port
land, led the red course riflemen;
Hubert Norval, Huntington, Ore., fin
ished as high machine gunner; and
Earl W. Thompson. Heppner, Ore.,
and Robert F. Renfro. Portland, tied
for high score among those who fired
the automatic pistol. Among those
winning distinction as C. M. T. C.
sharpshooters or first-class gunners
was Charles Devtne. of La Grande.
$$ 8 $
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon :. Cloudy, showers to
night or Friday in the west
portion; moderate pempera
tures; moderate changeable
winds offshore.
.WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 57 above.
Minimum: 54 above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 73, minimum 58
above.
Condition: Cloudy, rain .25
of inch. Range 16 degrees.
WEATHER JVLY 14. 1931
Maximum 77. minimum 55
above.
Condition : Partly cloudy.
Range 22 degrees.
$444$4$$$$$4
Young Democrat
Club Organized
Here Last Night
More Than 100 Members
Listed Ray Harlow
Elected President
Three Speakers Heard.
More than 100 people heard Ex
Governor Walter M. Pierce and Henry
L. Hess, Democratic aspirant for state
senator, who were the principal
speakers at the organization meet
ing of the Young Democratic club
of Union county, held last night at
the Bacajawea Inn ball room. Ray
Harlow, who has been active In or
ganizing the club, was elected presi
dent and will be assisted by four
vice presidents, George Walker, first
Mrs. Henry Hess, second: C. Lloyd
Walch, third, and Jeff Bean, fourth.
Miss Bculah Schroeder was chosen as
secretary and El wood Hlatt as treas
urer. A description of the Democratic na
tional convention was presented by
Mi'. Pierce, who states that after con
templating the convention he Is
proud of American ideals. Mr. Pierce
believes that the )lght man was
chosen as the Democratic candidate
for the presidency since Franklin D.
Roosevelt is Interested in the Indi
vidual and not in taxes and property
rights.
Mr. Pierce favored taking the pro
hibition platform of the Republican
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Spec Keene Here
To See Junior
League Play-off
Spec Keenc, of Salem, state chair
man of the American Legion Junior
baseball movement, arrived in La
Grande today to attend the tourna
ment In which Junior league teams
from Baker, Union, Malheur and Har
ney counties will compete for tho
championship of District No. 7, to
morrow and Saturday. Coaches and
directors of the other county teams
will arrive today, according to John
Garity, chairman of the local com
mittee, and tho drawing for games
will take place tonight.
Mr. Keene Is a prominent figure in
state athletics for besides his Ameri
can Legion activities, he also Is the
head football coach at Willamette
university, and a baseball player of
note.
j The American Logion Junior tottlte
ball movement Is of four years stand
ing, although La Grande Is having;
this year. Its first district tourna
ment. Preceding contests have been
played elsewhere. Tomorrow tho pre
liminaries will be held with the first
game at 10:30 and the second at 2
f.'clock on the High school athletic
field. The losers of these games are
eliminated and the winners will play
for the championship on Saturday at
2:30. The two losing teams, however,
will play a seven-inning exhibition
gomo at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon
to determine third place.
The team representing La Grande
post No. 43 Is mado up of boys from
all the communities in the county
as follows: catchers, Fowler, of Imib
ler, and Phlppen, of Elgin; pitchers,
DcBorde, of Cove. McKinnls, of Imb
ler, and Knezevlch. of Elgin; first
base, Crouser, of Imbler, and Kneze
vlch; second, base, Jones, of La
Grande; shortstop, Frlzzcll, of Sum
mervlllc; third base, Irwin, of La
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Library Leads
Others in State
In Circulation
The fact thnt the La Ornndc pub
lic library has the highest per capltn
circulation of any library In the state
serving more than 4000 persons, be
came known at the city commission
last night. Tho Information was
contained In a communication from
Harriet C. Long, of Snlemi state li
brarian, who reported that the La
Grande circulation per carita In 1931
was 15, with others ranging downward
to as low as four books per capita.
The commission allowed bills for
the month of June amounting to
$3055.81.
The city manager's report showed
cash on hand 1 1,748.46, of which
(5619.40 was In the bank, ,3426.53 in
cash, I2.24 in county general gar
rants. 2.75 In county road warrants
and ,2687.47 In school district war
rants. Pierce, Fitzgerald
Will Be Honored
Delegates to the Democratic na
tional convention held recently In
Chicago will be honored at a banquet
at which Democrats of the county
will meet Tuesday evening at 6:30 at
tho Sacajawca Inn. Martin Fitzger
ald, delegate from the second congres
sional district, and Ex-Oovcrnor Wal
ter M. Pierce, national committee
man, will be the speakers for the eve
ning and present their reminiscences
of the caucus.
Reservations arc being made at the
Sacajawca Inn.
IIOl III.K NIIOOTIMi ".MKItCV" CASK
LOS ANGELES, July 14 111 E. M.
Shutt. 81. Olendalc. Cl . ald to be
a former sheriff of Morrow county.
Oregon, shot and killed his blind son.
Lawrence. 30. today, police said, and
.i. ...-nM iha irMivm unon him
self Inflicting wounds from which he
probably win die.
Authorltlw described the shooting
A3 a "mercy death."
IIEI.ANO II.USY KOt .MI IIE.UJ
MINNEAPOLIS. July 14 liPl The
body of Leslie Delano. 20 months old
child missing since Friday, was found
... nenr his Rllblir-
ill a iw:tMsu
ban Columbia Hrighta home Into to
day.
Apply To Debts
HUGH BRADY
IN RACE FOR
HIGH OFFICE
La Gr&nde Man is Candi
date Pui Commander
of State Legion.
FIRST IN OREGON
TO ENTER CONTEST
Nominations For State
Delegates Made Last
Night at Legion Meet
ing at Sacajawea.
Hugh E. Brady last night an
nounced ins candidacy for state com
mander of the American Legion at a
meeting of the La Grande post at the
Sacajawca Inn. Mr. Brady, who Is
serving his third term as a member
of the executive committee while
also carrying tho duties of depart
ment vice commander, Is the first in
the state to announce his Intention
to run for this position, and It is the
opinion of local legionnaires that Mr.
Brady's candidacy will create favor
able Interest throughout the posts
of the state.
From department vice commander
to department commander Is a log
ical advancement, Frank Flanery,
commander of the local post, states.
Mi'. Brady is one ox Oregon s most
popular legionnaires and past state
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NAME HARRIMAN
U. P. CHAIRMAN
Elected to Responsible
Fosition S. r. .Reor
ganizes Personnel
NEW YORK, July 14 W) The
name of Harrlman came to tho fore
In tho management of the Union
Pacific railroad today, with the elec
tion of W, A. Harrlman as chairman,
of tho board of directors. ' c i
Harrlman, a " partner In, Brown
Bros., Harrlman 6t Co., had been a
director of the road for somo time.
Ho succeeds Robert S. Lovett, who
died June 19. last.
Harrlman wos also mndo chairman
of the Oregon Short Line, Oregon
Wnshlngton Railroad and Navigation
company, and the Los Angeles and
Sail Lake railroad, parts of the L'nlon
Pueific system.
James H. Perkins, who has served
as o cl rector of Union Pacific since
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More Than 40 To
Attend Boys Camp
With boys from North Powder writ
ing for information concerning the
boys' camp which will be held at the
Methodist comp ground at Wallowa
lake from July 31 to August 14, the
scope of Interest is widening, Harvey
Carter, camp director, announced to
day. Twenty-four havo registered
from La Grande and 10 more are an
ticipated in the near future, and at
least five prospects from Wallowa
county ore expected to bring the reg
istration to more than 40 within the
next few days.
Tho camp staff has been assigned
to Its duties. Members include Wood
row Damerell, assistant director; Rus
sell Nelson, cook; Charles Walnum.
mess officer; Robert Reuter, head
waiter; Carl Coleman, Robert Long,
Carl Johnson and Arthur Steffen,
camp counsellors.
Tho total cost of the camp will be
$!) for two weeks, Including a regis
tration fee of (1 which must be paid
to A. W. Nelson. Applications are
procurable from Mr. Nelson or from
the masters of the various scout
troops.
ZORN
SLOCUM, BROWNELL
Discrepancies In Reynolds Case
Confront Investigating Officers
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, July 14
WV The strange four-hour disappear
ance of the death gun, and possible
discrepancies In testimony of wit
nesses at the coroner's Inquest held
the attention today of officials In
vestigating the death of Smith Reyn
olds. An apparent bullet hole through a
window screen of the sleeping porch
where young Reynolds was found dy
ing by his wife a week ago also was
being considered as possible new evi
dence. The county grand Jury met yester
day, but did not consider the case.
It convenes again July 25.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Transou Scott
said he did not see how Ab Walker,
chum of Reynolds, could have done
everything he testified he did in the
10 minutes between the time an
ambulance was called and the time
Walker arrived at a hospital with
Reynolds in a private car after de
ciding the ambulance wouid be too
alow.
Nor did he understand the screen
bullet hole, which was not In line
with other evidence concerning the
direction of the death bullet, which
pierced the young millionaire's brain
Hoover Likely
To Veto Norbeck
Bill If Passed
House Rules Committee
Withholds Action; Sen
ator Steiwer Wires
Judge Couch About Bill.
WASHINGTON, July 14 m The
senate today changed Its mind on the
Norberk emergency farm relief bill
mid withdrew approval given yester
day. WASHINGTON, July 14 (A1) While
the house rules committee withheld
action on the Norbeck farm relief bill
passed yesterday by the senate. Demo
cratic leaders in the house said today
they had been unofficially informed
that If It were sent to the White
House It would be vetoed.
It la up to the rules committee to
decide whether the bill should be
given priority in, the house for a vote
before the Imminent adjournment.
It was understood In house quar
ters that a number of senators who
voted for the measure now were look
ing at It askance, because of doubt
as to Its constitutionality.
Tux and Tariff?
The measure provides a tax and a
tariff, somo Republican and Demo
cratic house members claim. Under
the legislation all tax and revenue
measures must originate In the house.
There was no official word as to
President Hoover's position, but It
was clear on capltol hill that he was
believed strongly opposed to the legis
lation. An attempt to seek reconsideration
of the bill was blocked In the senate
by Norris (R., Neb.), who refused to
allow a chance for Senator Bingham
(R., Conn.), to move that tho house
be requested to return the bill.
Tho Nebraskan said ho refused be
cause the motion would lead to do
bato and If agreed to, action on the
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PAVE WAY FOR
TEST CASE ON
LUMBER PLAN
WASHINGTON, July 14 (P) - Ar
rangements designed to aid Pacific
coast lumbermen to obtain a miye
equal distribution of business took
form at a conference today between
President Hoover and Senator Stei
wer, ,(R., Ore.) ,. '
Tni ownator. dn leaving the White
House, said!, he had placed before the
president appeals' from bbth Governor
Meier of Oregon and Governor Hart
ley of Washington that presidential
aid be given, In sotting aside the anti
trust laws so that the output of the
lumber Industry might be regulated.
Ho said the chief executive could take
no such action himself.
Tho president wired Meier Beveral
days ago: expressing his sympathy,
Steiwer said, and will send another
wire saying that Attorney General
Mitchell will co-operate In holding a
test case If timber producers desire
to form a Joint agreement to regulate
output and bring it to test. ..
Legionnaires Will
Work at Airport
Members of the American Legion
have volunteered to work tonight and
Sunday morning on the new La
Grande airport, near the government
field, leveling the field, It was an
nounced today by tho La Grande
Aeronautical association. The lights
have been Installed and will be
turned on as soon as the field Is In
shapo to meet the .requirements.
Tho field must be sufficiently level
at any point within the lights to al
low a piano to land, according to the
law. . It is hoped to have the port
completed early next week, after
which plans will be launched for a
formal dedication, Harold riniay,
chairman of the dedication commit
tee, announced this morning.
Legionnaires will report tonight be
tween 6:30 and 6 o'clock to work on
the field, and Implements will be
furnished, according to the associa
tion. Those desiring transportation
are asked to be at the Perkins Motor
Co. beforo 6 o'clock.
The aeronautlcol association asks
for other volunteers also.
IS PEEVED AT
following a scries of drinking parties
at Reynolda, seat of Winston -Salem's
tobacco aristocracy.
Reynolds' widow, Llbby Hoi man
Reynolds, vivid brunette who was un
til her marriage last fall a featured
Broadway singer, was gone today.
Walker, who was said by witnesses
to have been seen coming out of a
wood with Llbby near the house a
few minutes before the shooting, hut
who said Llbby was upstairs with
Reynolds when the shot was fired,
was not to be found.
The whereabouts of the death gun
was one of the principal matters on
tho mind of Sheriff Scott today.
The gun was found lying In plain
sight, near where Reynolds fell, four
hours after the shooting, despite the
testimony at the Inquest of W. E.
Pule her, night watchman, that he
made a thorough search of the room
Immediately following the shooting
without finding the weapon.
Sheriff Scott was continuing his
Investigation almost single handed,
without the aid of trained Investiga
tors, but reported some progress, and
said he was "picking up little bite"
of evidence.
Reynolda was closed and guarded.
CONEY FIRE
LOSS PUT AT
$3,000,000
Thdusands Left Homeless
By Biggest Fire in
Resort's History.
BATHERS GO HOME
IN SWIMMING SUITS
Two Hundred Persons In
jured But Only Two
Seriously Ashes Still
Smoking Today.
Bv Dale Harrison
NEW, YORK, July 14 fl The heart
of Coney (Island Is a three million
dollar ash pile today, but the bands
play on.
Fire that started In rubbish under
the board walk Coney Island's poly
glot promenade swept three square
blocks of the resort late yesterday.
While a carousal sent) its monoto
nous music piping down through rol
ling waves of smoke, the fire, bel
lowed by a fresh breeze off the ocean,
destroyed :
50 (bungalows ana nouses; a nam
houses and bathing pavilions; 300
parked automobiles; the pergola; the
"Streets of Bagdad" (an amusement
place); a email apartment build
ing; five blocks of the board walk and
most of the buildings fronting on It.
Two score houses and several busi
ness places were damaged by flro.
Orphan Home Saved
At .St. Joseph's orphan home on
tho board walk 300 children were
lined up In fire drill as the flames
licked ' out in its direction. Fire
men brought the blaze under control
before It reached the orphanage.
Many thousands were made home
less. At leaBt 5000 bathers among
the 25.000 In the surf at the time,
lost their, clothes and personal pos
sessions as the fire destroyed . bath
houses.
Two hundred persona were Injured
seriously enough to need first aid at
tention, uniy two, nowever, were re
ported seriously hurt. Both were fire
men. Every piece of fire apparatus In
Brooklyn was called out. Darkness
was falling before the , fire was
(Continued on Pago Eight)
Aimee Very III'
Condition Held
- As Precarious
LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Evan
gelist Almee Semple McPheraon Hut
ton was reported by her physician,
Dr. Edward H. Williams, aa being In
a "precarious" condition today, and
her removal from a Lake Elslnore re
sort to a Los Angeles hospital in an
ambulance wan ordered. Mrs. mtMon
wasi reported to have lapsed Into a
ooiruv last night.
"Mrj Hutton's condition can now
bo regarded as precarious," said Dr.
Williams, "She Is an awfully sick
woman."
Mrs. Hutton has been 111 since she
suffered a nervous breakdown more
than a year ago. Her condition was
aggravated by a tropical ailment she
contracted on a recent Central Am
erican tour. Last Saturday she suf
fered concussion of the brain when
she fainted and foil striking her head
on the concrete floor on being m-
(Contlnucd on Page Seven)
Slemp Asks Hoover
To Take Wet Side
WASHINGTON. July 14 (VP) Leav
ing tne White House today, C. Ba
com Slemp former secretary to
President Coolldgc said he had ad
vised President Hoover to take an
"unequivocal stand" on prohibition
in his forthcoming specen accepting
renomi nation.
Slemp said he suggested that the
president declare approval of a amend
ment to roplace the eighteenth.
Although Slemp declined to give
Mr. Hoover's reaction, he said he be
lieved Mr. Hoover would follow this
line.
Break in School
Merger Support
Ranks is Likely
SALEM. Ore., July 14 fC) Dissat
isfaction with the activities of those
conducting the affairs of the Port
land office of the organisation sup
porting the measure for the consoli
dation of the university and state
college was strongly Indicated here
last night by Henry Zorn, president
of the Marlon County Tax Equaliza
tion League, which started the mer
ger movement. Discontinuance of
the services of Sam H. 8 locum and
Cyril Brownell, Portland attorneys,
was the break contemplated. -
Zorn said his organization was
"disgusted with some of the recent
events in connection with the peti
tions" which took place in the offices
of the two Portland men. Informally
Zorn said his -group may disassociate
themselves with the Portia n tiers who
have assumed control of the merger
movement.
The merger measure will be voted
upon at the November election. Prior
to the filing of petitions July 7, re-
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Conferees In Deadl
WILL WINS BY
A NAME!
Without spending n cent or
making a speech, Will Rogers,
above, 33-year-olrt school teacher
of Moore, Okln led a field of Mi
candidates for tho Democratic
nomination for conftrc8Kmn-nt-large
In Oklahoma's primary.
Flabbergasted politicians laid his
victory (which wus upheld) to
the fact that his name, on the
nallotH, wns the same as that of
Oklahoma's famous cowboy phil
osopher, and that many person
thought they were voting for the
latter; Now Rogers will oppose :
the runner-up, Mrs. Mabel Bufl
, ! sett, In a run-off primary. .,
GOV. ROOSEVELT
CHANGES PLANS
Puts in Unexpectedly at
New Bedford To .
Anchor Neat' Boston
NBWv BEDPORDl' Maoa.,' July 14 (ff)
' Abandoning Ms plans to visit Woods
Hole, oovernor franklin u. Boosovoit
and his party nboiml the yawl Myth
II, unexpectedly put in hore today
for supplies; The New York governor
Indicated he would proceed to Wlnga
Nock, the anchorage at tho ontranco
to the Cape Cod . oanar wnero veBsoia
wait tholr turn to pass through that
waterway.
The northwest wind mado this old
whaling port much more accessible
than Wooda Hole, uovernor kooho
vclt's original destination when ho
left Cuttyhunk this morning. His
chango In plans, howover, was due
not so much to weatner conoiuons an
to tho fact ho learned Cliarlco R.
Crane, U. S. minister to China during
the Wilson administration, oould not.
reach Woods Hole In timo to see him.
After Governor . Roosevelt passes
through the Cape Cod canal ho will
find few suitable anchorages this side
or Boston, nearly firty miles away.
Forced by contrary tides ana a lan
lmr wind to put In lent night at
Cuttyhunk. the govornor and his sona
wcro met by a fleet oi smau ooaie
bringing flshortolk out to see him.
The governor greeted thorn with a
wave, and settled down tor a good
nlghl'a sleep after tho strenuous day s
sail.
(Continued on Page Four,
COLLEAGUES
GIVE TRAY TO
SEN. McNARY
PORTLAND. July 14 fT) Presenta
tion to Senator Charlen L. McNary of
a mammoth silver tray by his Repub
lican colleaguei) of the senate, was
made In tho senate lobby at tho na
tional capital Wednesday Just after
adjournment. lor mo aay.
A special dispatch to the Journal
snld: "Senator McNary received a
handsome testimonial . . . when Sen
ator Watson, of Indiana, majority
leader, in a speech brimming with
praise, presented him with tho , . .
tray."
Tho gift was selected by a com
mittee consisting of Metes If, of Rhode
Island, and Kean, of New Jersey, who
spoke briefly. McNary responded
with a few words of thanKs and ap
nrcclatlon.
Tho Journal article sold "On the
front the tray bears an Inscription
stating that It Is presented 'to honor
able Charles Llnza McNary, senator
of the United Htats from the state
of Oregon, In appreciation of his abll
Ity, of his devotion and loyalty to his
country and his courtesy and many
Individual Kindnesses .
Names of M:Nary's Republican col
lengues appear on the reverse side.
Merger of Small
Districts Urged
SALEM. July 14 The menier
of small school districts Into larger
units aa essential means of promot
ing ochool efficiency wan favored by
the county school superintendent In
a resolution passed at tho concluding
scnslon of the threo-day conference
hero late vesterdaY. A special com
mlttce to studv this qiiewtlon ha
been appointed by Governor Julius L.
Meier and the state tax league.
The county suiwrintcndent aloo
named resolutions pledging co-opera
tion In all feasible plana for economy
and efficiency In the operation of
schools.
Joeilarr Wills, superintendent of
schools of Polk county was elected
president of the association, u cooed -I
tig Mrs. Gertrude L. Mcllae.
Foot-Sore War
Vets Continue
Capitol March
Hundreds Plod Back and
Forth Past House and
Senate Wings Time
Limit Extended..
WASHINGTON. July 14 VPl A
weaving column of foot-sore war vet
erans stuck to their guard post In
front of the capltol today, hoping
their all-night march would convince
congress they really want the bonus,
' At dawn several hundred of them
plodded back and forth past the
house and senate wings of the build
ing. Most had slipped into a slow
shuffle, singing doggedly to the
strains of a lone harmonica.
About 3 oclock In the morning.
Police Clilet Pelham D. Olassford,
treated them to coffee and sinkers.
He suggested a vacant lot In back
of the hoUBe offloe building would
du a nice piece to rest,' Dut repeated
his orders against sleeDlns on the
capltol grounds.
some veterans took tne hint. In
relays they slept In the vacant lot
and marched. Others rested on the
steps of the congressional library. A
iow, vvoreume oy exnausuon, were
taken to hospitals,
une nincis up in J oil
Most were orderly, althouizh one
Roscoe Pagnola of West New York,
N. J., complained he "dldnt like the
way the police ordered me off the
grass." He spent what was left of the
night In a place where there was no
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Gilpin, President
Of Air Lines, Is
Killed In Wreck
MEXICO CITY, July 14 (JD James
N. Crofton, millionaire president of
tho Agua Caltento Amusement com
pany of -Agua Callento, Lower Cali
fornia, who waa seriously injured last
night when a plane In which he was
lying to Mexico City crashed on a
mountain top west of here,, said today
the desire to moke a single day flight
from Quaymas to Mexico City was
responsible for the accident.
The pilot, oari oupin, president or
the ailpln A Lines of Los Angeles,
Was killed trying to land tho mono
plane n the, dark and- rain, and Gil
pin's wiro was perhaps fatally injured.
i' - movie Actress tiurt - -
Mono" Rico, Mexican motion picture
actress of Los Angeles, suffered severe
cuta and bruises.
All the victims wore takon to tho
Red Cross hcunltal in Toluca, capital
of. the state of Mexico, where Crofton
was reached by tolephono after re
ceiving treatment for a broken right
leg. and hand, and a gosh over his
loft eyo.
Ho aald the party left San Diego
Tuesday, spending that mgnt' in
Ouaymus, from whore they decided to
fly to Mexico City In one day. After
lunch at audalajara the party con
tinued and found themselves over the
dangerous Toluca mountain range ao
dark set In and rain fell.
Otlnln decided to try to land In
the mountains, but crosnea tne plane.
A fifth victim, Carlos Verdujo, a
Mexican Interpreter, suffored severe
hurts.
Pine Manufacturers
Inspecting Plants
BEND, Ore., July 14 W) Repre
sentatives of all of the larger pine
manufacturing mills In the Western
pine area, hore for a scries of meot-
ingB unaer tne direction oi tne spe
cial lumber grading committee of tho
Western Pino association, left ror
Klamath Palls today after Inspecting
tho Brooks-scanion ana tne unevun
Hlxon company sawmills here.
Tho group win visit tnrco otner
mills In Klamath county. The first
session of tho conference was held
Wednesday.
Walter Nells of Llbby, Mont., is
head of the lumbor grading commit
tee. B. W. Larkin, of McCloud, Cal..
president of the association, Is attend
ing the conioronco.
DeGrace Trial Is
Under Way Today
PORTLAND, July 14 PJ Taking of
testimony started before a circuit
court Jury here today In the case
of O. A. DoGrace, former vice presi
dent or tne Prudential Savings St
Loan association, chared with un
lawfully devising a schemo to de
fraud In the sale of stock of the
Prudential bancorporatlon, holding
company for the savings and loan as
sociation. Judgo Dul fey or Bend Is
hearing tho case.
Old-time Boatman
Dies At Astoria
ASTORIA. Ju!y 14 A Captain
Benjamin Franklin atevens. tw, aieu
at his homo hero Wednesday. Ho had
lived In Astoria since he was two
i'ears old and was one of the Colum
la river's most picturesque old-time
boatimen. Born In Now York ho was
only two years old when hi parents
croSMxl the plains to Astoria. At the
age of 35 years ho received his first
license as pilot on a Columbia steam
boat.
Gasoline Burns
Cause Mans Death
PORTLAND. July 14 W Peter
Bltula. 37. critically burned Monday.
died In a hospital here today. He
said, on being admitted to the hon
nit&l. that someone drooped a -lighted
match into gasoline he was using to
clean clothing. He was Doaiy ournea
on hm face and body.
ock
PASSAGE OF
RELIEF BILL
IS HELD UP
House Provision For Pub-'
licity of All Future
Loans is Sticker. ,
SENATORS REFUSE
TO ACCEPT THIS
Democratic House - Lead-'
ers Agree to Seek Vote
of the Membership on
Controversial Section.
WASHINGTON. July 14 Wl Demo-
era tic house leaders decided at a con-,
rerence today to seek a vote of the
membership on the coiUrovenrial pub
licity nrovUilon of the relief bill.
WASHINGTON, July 14 HP) Con-!
greaelonal conferees hit a deadlock'
today over the now Unemployment re
lief bill and decided to disband while
the house group asked further In
structions from the house as to how
to proceed.
The conferees were able to reach no
agreement on the house flection pro-'
vldlng for publicity on all future
loans through the reconstruction fi
nance corporation. .
Representative Ralnev. Democratic
leader of the house, and chairman of
the conferees, said he 'would ask the
house for further Instructions tomor
row.. - .1 - .
Senator Watmer (D.. N, Y.). senate
sponsor of tho relief legislation, ex
pressed the hope, however, that Raln
ey would act today. ;
tuner coiitrovennes Mettled
Other controversies between the
two houses were completely Ironed
out. The Glass, provision for loans to
incuviauais unrougn tne ia ieoerai re
serve banks was adopted.
Reorganization or tne reconstruc
tion corporation, by elimination from
une, poard ox two ex-oxncio memoera
was approved.' ; ; '" -
The conferees ' adopted" the senate
ftrovlslon to prevent loana to financial1
nstltiUojiBJ.otflcers,oJt .-which have
been on tne Board -within a year. , :
Provisions of the house bill author--Icing
a $7,000,000 construction pro-'
gram at military air fields was ftp-
proved, and the senate terms for gov-,
ernment capitalization of regional ag- -rlculturol
credit corporations . were
adopted. ' l
uoiircreos nod Aiarmea
Conforees were not alarmed over the
f alluro to . agree, some of them be
lieving the houso would yield on the
publicity provision.
All chance of approving the bill
today was gone, however, and final
aotlon by tomorrow was somewhat
doubtful.
MATTERN AND
GRIFFIN ARE
ON WAY HOME
BKKMX'. July 14 W Bennett
Griffin arid Jumes Mnttern, Ameri
can filers wIioho rtund-tUn-worhl
flight ended In a Russian pent hog
last week, onme back here todnv on
the vny home. A cheering crowd
greeted them as they stepped from
the rcRtilur Moscow passenger plane;
MOSCOW. July 14 m James Mat
tern and Bennett Griffin, American
filers whoa? attempt at a new round
the world record ended in a bog near
Borlaov, Russia, a week ago, left here
today for Berlin on their return Jour
ney to the United States.
Tho fliers took tho regular pas
senger plane at 7 a. m. They had the
instruments or tneir wrecked plane,
tho "Century of Progress," with them. .
The plane Is due to arrive In Ber
lin this evening; - 1
Eggs and Butter ,
Sharply Higher
CHICAOO, July 14 ifP) Butter and
egg futures went sharply higher on
the Chicago mercantile exchange to
day, October eggs striking a new high,
for the year at 17 cents a dozen, July
butter doing the snme at 18 cents a
pound and November butter moving
up to 1014 cents, the highest point
In the post three months.
Heavy buying In the last two weeks
moved prices upward.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, July 14 UPl Stop loss
selling and Rcnernl liquidation which
developed lnle today curried wheat
down to bottom prlco lcvola unreached
thin SCOAOU.
Warning sent to President Hoover
and congressional leaders at Washing
ton that a broakdown of commodity
machinery wan threatened by lack of
Investment and speculative support
during the heavy crop movement of
wheat attracted widespread attention.
The warnings said a grave situation
had resulted from tho "utterly pro
hibitive tax of 6 cents on each $100
value of futuro commodity transac
tions, a 400 por cent Increase."
Tho message urged adoption of the
Purnell hill which would reduce the
400 per cent Inoronse tax on commod
ity future sales. This reduction would
mako the tax 2c per 100 Instead of
5c. leaving an Increase of 100 per
cent.
Wheat closed shaky, 1 to 1 cents
under yesterdays finish, corn 4stMi
cents down, oats W 1 cent off, and
provisions at 2 cents to 10 cents decline.