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CITY EDITION .nillHagkUtrmiUHM . . Wire BCCTlC ! 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed In La Grande Covering Union and , Wallowa Countiea ' VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRK88 AND A. B. C LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1932 KAOTKBJf OIUBGOITO IiBADINQ NVWBPAPEB NUMBER 272 m I: - Local Relief Planned COMMITTEES ACCEPTPLAN OF SMITH'S Would Establish System Of Co-operation Of Fanner and Labor CERTIFICATES TO REPLACE MONEY Unemployed to Secure . Necessities "Without " Working Hardship On Anyone. . The relief program proposed by Hiram T. Smith, representing the community service and employment groups of the American Legion, at a recent meeting of the governor's and county-wide relief committees, was enthusiastically accepted by those two bodies this morning when they met with members of a special com mittee, appointed to assist Mr. Smith, at 10 o'clock In the office of County Judge U. G. Couch, at the court house. The plan calls for the issu ance of labor certificates, redeemable In food and clothing, for work, and, since the, success of the plans lies largely ori the co-operation of the Union county farmers, It will be pre sented at a meeting of the granges of the county tomorrow. The backbone of the plan has been accepted and a board of trustees will be elected after It Is presented to the farmers' tomorrow, and the board will In turn appoint a man to have sup ervision over the distribution. : The plan Is: tne farmer will turn over his produce 'to the county, for which he will receive full value In ' labor certificates, which will be print ed In different denominations. The farmer will hire the unemployed to work for him and will pay him In la bor certificates on a standard wage 1 (Continued on Page Eight) BANQUET HELD AT SAC A.I AWE A LAST EVENING With about 30 citizens of La Grande In attendance, a dinner was given at the Sacajawea Inn last eve ning by E. B. Hall, of Klamath Palls, of the Security Owners association, a statistical organization which in vestigates different projects in the Interest of Investors. At present the orEanizatlon Is studying the rehabil itation of irrigation projects In order to formulate some system whereby irrigation investments may be taken from the speculative class. George T. Cochran was chairman of the dinner, given under the auspices of the Security Owners association, and Introduced Mr. Hall, who spoke. Wllford Allen, of Grants Pass, told something of the problems the Grants Pass Irrigation district is fac ing, and Dr. W. L. Powers, Oregon State college, who returned recently from a year spent In Europe, talked of soils and results obtained from use of irrigation and fertilizers. Dr. Powers, who spent six weeks In Rus sla, studying conditions thcro, gave a few highlights of his experiences In that country. . A. Richardson Dies at Trinidad Mrs. O. C. Hcadlcy, 805 N avenue received a telegram this morning telling her of the death of her father, J. A. Richardson, of Trinidad, Colo., which occurred early today. Mrs. Hcadlcy was called to Trinidad early In February when her mother suffer ed a hip fracture In a fall. Within a few days, her father fell also and with the same result. Mr. Richardson, who was 80 years of age, never Im proved and failed quite rapidly. His condition had been regarded as graves for the last four weeks. Mrs. Hcadlcy. v;ho remained with her parents for about three months, will not go to Colorado at thla time. Her mother haa made quite satisfactory Improve ment and Is now able to be about In a wheel chair. WEATHKK FORECAST Oregon: Unsettled, showers tonight or Saturday: mild: moderate south shifting to west winds offshore. Fair weather probable Sun day. WEATHKK TODAY 7 a. m. 60 above. Minimum: 54 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 75, minimum 54 above. Condition: Partly cloudy. Range 91 degrees. WEATIIEK JI I.Y 15. 1031 Maximum 80, minimum 53 above. ' Condition: Clear. Range 27 degrees. Burns Wins From Baker 10 to 6 In ' 8th-Inning Rally Eight Runs Scored to Put Game on Ice; La Grande and Ontario 'Playing This Afternoon. Staging a hard-hitting elghth-tn- nlng rally, the Burns American Le gion Junior league baseball team won Its way to the finals hear this morn ing, defeating Baker 10 to 6. Until the eighth, Bacr held a 5 to 2 lead but five solid singles tied up the score and Burns went on until It had accounted for five more. Baker scored one in the ninth. Up until the eighth It appeared that Baker was headed for a sure vic tory, but that Southeastern Oregon murderer's row had merely been re posing, apparently. Anyway, when the (Continued on Page Five Band Will Play Concert July 20 At Triangle Park A concert containing many feature numbers has been scheduled by the La Grande band for next Wednesday evening, July 20 at Triangle park. Among several features on the pro gram will be a piccolo solo by Dolph Slegriat, one of the principal soloists of the band. Mr. McMamis and Mr. Loney will also be heard In a duct arrangement of one of the latest pop ular hlto of the day "Kiss Me Good night." Because of having to cut the last concert short the band was unable to play the overture to "William Tell as scheduled and this overture will be on next Wednesday night's pro gram. Mr. Gekeler and (Mr. Siegrlst, oboelst and flutl3t, respectively, carry the principal solos In, this well known number. '. The concert will start -promptly at eight o'clock. 350 Game Birds. Received From , Pendleton Farm A truck load of Chinese pheasants, between six and seven weeks of nge, arrived hero this morning from the state game farm In Pendleton. There were 350 birds In the load, and of this number 150 were released in the hold ing pens recently constructed at the sewage disposal plant, and the other 200 were taken to the holding pens at the Union fish hatchery. The 150 birds left here will bo kept until fall, when the males will be re leased. The females will be kept In the pens through the winter and then freed next spring, so that they may nest Insuring an augmented crop of young pheasants next summer In the Grande Ronde valley. The local holding pens will take 100 more birds, which probably will ar rive here the last of the month. The truck was driven to La Grande by Mr. Spangcr and ho was met here by Tracy Holtlstcr and Oscnr Poarch, two of the local sportsmen who have been active In the work of preparing the holding pen3 and planning for the arrival of the birds. Mrs. Eliza Tobin Is Taken by Death Mrs. Eliza Tobln, age 73, passed away Thursday afternoon after a short Illness. Mrs. Tobln has been a resident of Union for the past 32 years and leaves many friends to mourn her loss. She was a member of the Catholic church. She married Stephen Carroll In Lowell, Neb., In 1876 and to this union were born ten children. Mrs. W. E. Corum of La Grande, Mrs. L. H. Davis of Tacoma. Wash.. James and Fred Carroll of Unlnn. Joseph Carroll of Washington. D. C, and John N. Carroll of Port land. Ore. Four children have passed away. She .Is also survived by three brothers. Nathan Nelson of Sheridan, Wyo.. James and Warren Nelson, of Union Bnd a sister. Mrs. Nettle Rich of Union. Stephen Carroll passed away in 1912 Bnd Mrs. Tobln married Scott Tobln In 1018. Ho passed away In 1021. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren and three greot-grnnd-chllclren. The funeral will be hell Saturday morning nt 10 o'clock at the Church of the Sacred Heart In Union, with Rev. Father Lcc. of Ba ker, in charge, and burial will be in the family plot In Union cemetery. The body will lie in state In the chapel of Walker's Funeral home un til 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Post Office Will Shift Its Service After 12 o'clock on Saturday after noon only the general delivery win dow will be open until 2 o'clock at the post office, and stamps will be avatlab:e at that window, R. R. Hur on, postmaster, announced this morn ing. The new plan has been devised to give the public practically the same service while cutting down on the necessity for substitute workers. Only money order and postal sav ings service will not be procurable be tween 12 and 2 o'clock, after which the entire office la closed as formerly. HALTS ESCAPE Mrs. Herbert Hheltoll, Alhiuiv, Ore:, never fired a gun, hut her ; husband Is sheriff, and when she heard suspicious noises In the ' Jull and had no keys to Investi gate, she stood guard until po- . lice arrived mid orrcsted two men who hail dug through a wall. DRYS FINALLY ADOPT POLICY Will Issue Statement For Guidance in The ; Coming Campaign. WASHINGTON, July 16 (P) After rejecting a proposal for Immediate enr dorsement of President. Hoover, the national prohibition board of strategy today adopted a statement of policy prepared by a specially appointed committee. """" ;" -" '' ' The statement will bo submitted 'to' the board's constituent organizations for its guidance in the political cam paign. It was strongly indicated tne policy agreed upon included submission of a resume of the prohibition records of Candidates to thoso Interested without directly backing any one candidate as such-. Dr. Oliver W. Stewart, president of the flying squadron, an organization which has endorsed President Hoover for re-election, urged that the board (Continued on Page Three) Kill Farm Bill; Both Hoover And Garner Blamed WASHINGTON, July 15 m The house today returned the Norbeck farm relief bill to tlio senate at Its request. After passing tho relief plan with out a record vote, tho senate voted lato yesterday, 30 to 25, to ask Its return for purposes of reconsidering the vote by which t was passed. Speaker Garner 1 laid tho request before the house. Representative Summers (R., Wash.) objected to its unanimous approval, but it was car ried on a voice vote. f Continued on Page Three? Bonus March Continues On Veterans Trudge Back and Forth At The Capitol WAfiHINGTON, July 18 W) Bonus srektnf? veterans continued their trudging back and forth In Iront of the capltol thin aftornoon. while police puzzled over what to do about It. For the first time of late, doors of the capital were cloned to all except persons with credential. In recent days numbers of tho veterans had been congregating in the corridors and galleries. Differences between the Dlntrlct of Columbia police and authorities charged with policing- of the capltol grounds were apparent. The sergeants at arms of senate and house con ferred with Speaker Garner on the situation. Meanwhile, a left-wing group of the veterans marched down Pennsyl vania avenue, but were stopped at the capltol grounds to await a deci sion from Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glass ford, superintendent of Wash ington police, as to whether it could enter the grounds. The men rested under the trees In the botanical (Continued on Pago Eight) FINAL FORM OF AID BE IS PUZZLE Provision For Publicity Of Loans Causing Much Trouble. CREDIT STRUCTURE MIGHT BE HARMED Hoover Says Responsibil ity Would Rest Entirely On Congress in Case That Clause is Included. WASHINGTON, July IS P The house late today approved the con ference report on the hute new re lief bill, leaving only similar action by the senate before the measure could be signed by President Hoover. WiRHIWfVTOM .TnlV IK (TP! Whether the mammoth relief bill will be sent to the White House contain ing tho provision for publicity to reconstruction corporation loans re mained a question today, while Presi dent Hoover served notice the respon sibility would bo on congress if that section Is made law. Representative Ralney. tho Demo cratic leader, said tho house would Insist on the disputed clause and "we accept tho responsibility." Conferences to adjust tho diiior- onces between senate and house on the legislation had yet to agree. After conferring with Mr. Hoover, Democratic senatorial conferees In sisted ho would not veto the bill even (Continued on Page Five) Jurges Refuses To Testify And Case is Dropped CHICAGO, July 16 P) Bill Jurges. star Sub shortstop, ' stepped into court with a timely assist today to save his gun toting girl assailant from prosecution on a chnrge of as sault with Intent to kill. After answering two questions put to him by tho assistant state's attor ney concerning the shooting In which Miss -Violet Popovlch Valll .wounded him "twice and herself once, Jurges suddenly .hnltcd In the midst - of a sentence with: v. "I havo no desire to, tstlfy. "Do you think you will have no more trouble?" . asked Judge John Sb arbor o,- "No. I wish to drop this case," Jurges replied- "Then the case Is dismissed for want of prosecution," ruled the Judge, "and let's hope that no more ball playerB are shot." Questioned as to her plans, Miss Valll, a striking brunette dressed In a fashionable white crepe dress, said: "After what'B happened, I feel I (Continued on Pair F1vo Portland Legion Is Selling Convention PORTLAND. Ore., July 15 P) Aboard a special train, more than 100 members of the American Legion and the auxiliary left for Seattle today to. tell, Pugot Sound residents about the national legion convention to be held here Sept. 12 to 15. The group will return at 11:30 p. m. Mayor Georgo L. Baker headed the delegation, as the city's official rep resentative. Alox G. Barry, com mander of tho state legion; Earl 8. Dutro, chef do garo of the 40 and 8, and other legion officials made the trip. Many of the veterans were In uni form, as was the official drum corps, Northwest Grain Farmers Demand A "New Deal on Freight Rates" ROOSEVELT IS CHEERED BY CAPE COD MEN SANDWICH, Mass., July 15 W Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt and his cruising companions aboard the yawl Myth II passed through the Cape Cod canal today at the end of a tow line and emerged on the waters of Massachusetts bay a few minutes after 10 o'clock. The yacht's course was set for Oloucester, Marblehead or Manchester, some 60 miles up the coast, Tho governor and his party were cheered by crowds of Cape Cod resl denu and summer visitors who gath ered on the bridges spanning the canal. The crew of the Sandwich coast guard station gave the governor a hand salute and, In a power surf boat, delivered five telegrams to htm. On the voyage up the Massachu setta south shore, the governor will pass Dux bury, the home of his ma ternal ancestors who landed In 1024. Robinson Flays Republicans Aimee, Very III, May Dispose Of Angelus Temple Negotiations Believed to Have Been Opened With An Associate of Rev. Paul Rader. LOS ANGELES, July 16 UP) Evangelist Almee Semple McPherson Hutton, beset by what her physician said wae a critical Illness, was report ed today as seeking some one to take over Angelus Temple which ahe founded In 1922 and of which she is pastor. Negotiations for the purchase of the temple were said to have been opened between David L. Hutton Jr., husband of the evangelist, and the Rev. Ernest Roberts, an associate of the Rev. Paul Rader, owner of an other of the city's tabernacles. Any negotiations occurlng to date came from the temple," said Jona than E. Perkins, business manager for. Mr. Rader. "We have made no overtures here at the tabernacle. Following Mr. Roberts' visit . with Hutton at Lake Elslnors yesterday, he came to us saying Hutton had told him the temple was In such finan cial straits that it was necessary to get rid of It at once." Mrs. Hutton remained at tne Lake Elslnore resort today, her physician, Dr. Edward H. Williams, declaring her condition too critical to permit her removal in an ambulance to a Los Angeles hospital. The evangelist (Oontlnued on Page Five) Rejuvenation of Graybeards His Plan For Relief PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa., July $ '15 (ffVA compulsory opera 's tlon for every high govern $ ment official ovor 55 Is Dr. 4- Harry Benjamin's suggestion toward extricating the nation $ from present difficulties. Rejuvenation of graybeards, 4 J with -Increase In mental ef-. . flclency as Its principal ef- feet, would be the aim. Speak 4 : Ing to physicians meeting un-. t $ 4 dof) ,-the auspices or- tne- -jei- ffersoh county medical assocla-' 4 tlon, Dr. Benjamin,- a-'-New $ York expert, reported lost 4 night on almost 1000 cases $ of using the Btelnach rejuve-' $ nation, method for aid age, 3 which Is treatment of endoc- $ rlno glandB. 4 Good results shown In many 3 cases Included restoration of 8 vitality, possible Improvement & of diseases of old age, a better sense .of well-being, Improved 3 nervous equilibrium and oc- -$ catlonal new hair growth. OKKMAN I.F.OISLATORS TOLD HOW PAY '18 'ARRANGED' ' BRUNSWICK, Oermany Wi "What la Adolf Hitler doing to earn his sal ary?" was asked by an Inquisitive so- clallst member of the Brunswick diet. Tho American-born fasciat chief, It will be recalled, becamo a German citizen through being appointed "reg lerungsrat," or "government counsel or" at the Brunswick legislation . In Berlin, with "economlo duties." His first act after being appointed was to apply for a vacation. So, when tho questioner aoked whether Hitler was. doing any work for hla money, and if not, why not, a spokesman for tho Brunswick gov ernment blandly replied: "Roglerungs- rat Hitter's work was so arranged that ho could do political work as well." The spokesman sat down. Nobody laughed. SEATTLE, July 16 (!) drain fur mors of the Pacific northwest, fac ing Inability to continue production, Row W, Rltner, of Umatilla .county, Oregon, told the I. C. C. grain rate hearing here yenterday, are "demand Ing a new deal on freight rates." "Thoy are tired of having the de ficits from passenger departments and from non-proftUiblo freight service charged against their wheftt," ho said "The growers' credit and all reserve.! are exhausted and with tho farm price of export wheat in this section below coat of production, they face Inability to continue producing." Rltner contended the Pacific north we.it, shipping a larger percentage of grain for export than any other sec tion, la the only area which has failed to receive the benefit of voluntary reductions in grain rata. An attempt to expunge his testi mony was overruled by Examiner Ar thur J. Mackley. Other testimony was heard with re gard to the Interstate and Intrastate rates In Oregon under which con flicting tariffs have Jed to the filing of reparation claims by the shippers. The carriers are asking a boost In rates which would mean about a four per cent increase over present grain freight rates. HOOVER CUTS OWN SALARY 20 PER CENT President Will Receive $15,000 Less Per Year Due to Order. CABINET MEMBERS CUT 15 PER CENT Action Taken While Mr. Hoover and P.o.binet Members Engage in Regular Session. WASHINGTON, July 16 (P) Presi dent Hoover today ruled himself a $16,000 a year reduction In salary,' and BimultoneouBly reduced the sal aries of his cabinet offlcerB by 16 per cent. , . - The order- cutting cabinet members from $16,000 a year to $12,760 a year,' was Issued while the president sat with them at his regular seml-woekljr cabinet meeting. Mr. Hoover himself, it was said, took a 20 per cent cut as the maxi mum allowed under the law. Ordin arily he receives 75.000a year. The following statement wos Issued at the White House: "The president has received the unanimous request from members df the cabinet that they should be sub ject to the maximum reduction of salaries possible under the economy bill. The president has, therefore,' issued the necessary order by which they will be reduced 15 per cent In stead of the alternative which would amount to 8 1-3 per cent under the furlough provisions." It waB understood authoritatively that undersecretaries in the various' departments would receive a ten per cent cut under the Bame ordoraand assistant secretaries a nine per cent reduction. ... , Undor. the recent economy bill, the prosldonti.aud, other, cabinet oflloials are' -permitted; -.to; -return 'portions of their salary to the treasury. Vice President Curtis-was the first member to leave the cabinet meeting (Continue a on Page Eight) . DEAN OF OREGON BAR PASSES ON Death Takes Judge Martin Luther Pipes Today at Age of 82 Yeais. PORTLAND, Ore., July 16 (A1) Judge Martin Luther Plpeo, Oregon's oldest member of the bar and one of the most dynamjo personalities in the state, died here today. Ho was 83 years old, and had been in falling health several months. v Editor, Jurist and practicing attor ney, Pipes was regarded as the out standing authority on the constitu tion of the United States, and held the post of dean of tho Oregon Bar association not only through longth1 of oervice but tlirough general -regard. His widow and five children Burvlve him. They are John and George, both attorneys; Wade, an architect; Nollle, secretary of the Oregon Hlstorlal so ciety, and Mrs, Harry Beckett, all or Portland, Both In Louisiana Judge Pipes was born In Louisiana In 1850. His father was a Methodist minister and an ardent supporter, of tho confederacy. One of his son's life-long regrets was that he was too young to serve In the army under Ocneral Robert E. Loo. Throughout his life Pipes was an ardsnt supporter of states Tights. Ho was educated in the Louisiana seminary at Baton Rouge and at University of Louisiana. In 1874 he married Miss Mary O. Sklpworth, and a year later the couple moved to Ore gon. In 1878 ho moved to Independ ence where ho taught school, edited a semi -weekly nowitpaper, was city ro- (Contlnuorl on Pago Two) Eagles Planning MidsummlBr Picnic The annual mid-summer picnic of tho Bogies lodge, to which members of the Baker and Huntington aeries will be Invited, will be held at Ra dium Springs on July 24, It was an nounced lost night when tho Eagles mot at 7:30 at tho lodge hall. Arthur Bremer presided over the meeting, Everett Walker, James Proffltt and Oscar Hobson are members of the committee which made 'the Initial arrangoments and assistants will be appointed by the president to assist In arranging tho program of games for the event. A baseball gome in be ing promoted: and other features planned. Initiation was hold for Carl Tourey and the aerie discussed the county re lief plan as well as the Eagle pro gram. Hurley Carries Hoover Campaign To Middle West Secretary of War Declares Democrats Have "No Program" For Breaking the Depression, COLUMBUS, O., July IS VP) The national administration's attack, on the presidential candidacy of Frank lin D, Roosevelt was turned loose for the first time In the middle west, last night, by Secretary of War Pat rick J. Hurley. The speech, declaring the Demo cratic party and Its candidate have "no program" for breaking the de pression, was delivered at the plat form convention of Ohio Republicans. Both Hurley and V. 8. Senator Simeon D. Fess praised President Hoover. The secretary termed the president the champion of American principles, while Fess described him "the only man living equipped to handle the problems of the day," Turning to Roosevelt's speech ac cepting the Democratic nomination, Hurley said he was intrigued by the nominee's pledge to a "new deal" for the American people. , "Just what la this new deal?'- he asked. "The gov ernor des not enlighten us," ; No Mention of Prohibition 1 Hurlfty made no mention of prohi bition, but reviewed the administra tion's accomplishments whtoh he said Included a fight for maintenance of American standards of living, proper tariffs, opposition to wage reductions, and the bolstering of confidence of, the' financial world and the stopping of bank failures by the formation of a private banking pool of half a bil lion dollars. '-The secretary criticized the Demo cratic vice presidential nominee, John N. Garner, and other members of (Continued on Pag Three) Cannon, Wilson Wait For Word From President ! WASHINGTON, ' July 18 HP) A statement of polioy.to b pursued lh. the coming; presidential campaign, was laid before the national prohibition board of strateigy today t by a comralt tee which It appointed for that pur pose. There were Indications the recom mended course did not Include any specific endorsement, but that It colls for a resume of the candidates' rec ords and statements on prohibition to be submitted to the board's con stituent organizations. j Opposition to an endorsement of President Hoover at this time arose from Bishop James Cannon Jr., of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and Dr. Clarence True Wilson, secretary of the board of temperance, prohibition and publlo morals of the Methodist church. They felt the Republican prohibi tion plonk should be Interpreted by the chief executive, and favored wait ing until the president has made a personal statement of his attitude on repeal, '. ' ' Tho full board today discussed the procedure proposed by tho sub-om-mltleo with a view to adopting It as the basts of the campaign activities of 'the dry organizations, (f hinese Irregular j Forces Loot Train i TOKYO, July IB UPi A dispatch to the Rengo news agency from Har bin. Manchuria, today said Chinese irregular forces attacked and looted a1 train on the Chinese Eastern rail way as It was passing through the Hlngln mountains thla morning. It was believed several passengers were killed and several wounded. 'The train left Harbin at 3 p. m.. yesterday. Irish Will Tax British Imports i DUBLIN, Irish Free State, July 15 iPl While President Do Valera vrw on the way to London to confer with prime MlnlBtor MacDon&ld on differ ences between Great Britain and the Preo Btata, tho dall rushed through nil stages of a measure toning British ImporlM. ' Tho final government majority was OS to 67. During tho debate the ft h&nce minister, describing enactment of tho measure as "duo to British penal legislation," said the powers Which It confers will bo used pri marily to open now channels of trade, to establish new Industries In the Preo State and to reimburse tho na tion for any possible losses due to the now tariff enacted by Grout Britain. Child Unhurt By Three-Story Fall BALTIMORE!, July HOT Left to play In the back room of a third story apartment, throo-yoar-old Don aid Oogel last night climbed In the window, toppled over the ledge and fell. He struck a telephone wire, bounc ed off, cleared a fence and landed In the yard next door. Neighbors rushed htm to a hos pital, where ho was found unhurt. DEM LEADER HITS "THREE MUSKETEERS" Secretaries Mills' Hyde, Hurley Charged With Neglect of Duty. POLITICS FLARE UP IN SENATE Warm Words Provoked By Request For Prints ing Hurley Speech in Congressional Recortl : WASHINGTON, . July 15 ( Secre taries Mills, Hurley and Hyde were characterized In the senate today by senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, as the "three musketeers of the Hoover administration." - -, He charged them with neglecting their official duties to make partisan poetical speeches. ,' . Replying to recent speeches - by these cabinet officers, Robinson said they were making every1 possible ef fort to discredit the Democratic platf form and the Democratic candidates. "They scoff at the proposal of the great nominee of the 4 Demoorutle party for president that the American people bo given a new deal," he, said;, "These . three musketeers Insist on playing .the game with marked cards. Plainly there is a widespread demand for a change In the political policies of our government. "They go forth by day and night to partisan meetings of state Republi can , conventions and deliver, bitter partisan addresses, causing them to be inserted in the congressional .rec ord and attempting, while neglecting their official duties, to Influence the Judgment of the electors. "I would' think with a deficit of 92,900,000,000 and a new tat bill t bo administered, that Secretary Mills would have enough to do to stay at hla poet of publlo duty and discharge his official 1 responsibilities" without ; abandoning arid neglecting his duties to participate -w a partisan pouueax campaign.-''-;:'!1 ,-.rn' ' "M Of course; the department at. ag(-' rlculture, is Just as well. oft with its head secretary absent from his post qb if he were present In the capital' The political flareup was set oft by request by Senator Hastings (R. Del.) for consent to print In the rec ord the Hurley speech made- at Co lumbus, Ohio, last night. : Senator Borah (R., Ida.) - who re-. cently announced he would not sup port thtj Republican prohibition (Oontlnued on Pup Fin; . LIONS ELECT E. H. SHEA, OF PORTLAND, ORE. KLAMATH FALLS, July ' IS Cn v Roseburg was unanimously chosen as next year's convention city at the closing business session of the Btate Lion club convention Here Thursday. Convention interest centered for a tlmo on the proposed physical' con solidation of tho Oregon higher schools, when consideration was given to a resolution urging duo consider .- tlon to all measures on the November ballot and naming tho consolidation measure In particular. Tod ailtenwatera, of Klamath Falls, In endorsing the resolution, mane a. vigorous speech In opposition to the consolidation scheme. . 1 Ed H. Shea, of Portland, was elect ed district governor and O. P.' Tate, of Portland, was reelected secretary and treasurer. Orangemen Break Cathedral Glass LIVERPOOL. England, July IS () A strong police guard surrounded the cathedral hero today after last night's attack when 300 orangemen surged up the hill on which the edi fice stands and hurled bricks through four of the lofty windows. . The Orangemen, who came to the attack Blnglng hymns, shattered stained gloss believed to be among the best examples of Its kind In modern times, t Wheat Today CHICAGO, July 15 UPi . Reports the Kansas corn crop was being hurt by dry hot weather brought higher values In grain today. Wheat, however, dropped at on time as low as 45 cents, a price with in of a cent of tho all time bottom record hero for any future delivery. Domeatlo primary receipt of wheat were much larger than a week ago, foreigners displayed no change In their holding off attitude, and advices both from American and Canadian spring wheat territory Indicated the danger of black rust damage this sea son was getting more remote dally. Corn closed unsettled, ft r H cent nbovo yesterdays finish, wheat un changed to Via higher, oats V4o oft to Mo up, and provisions unchanged to 5o down.
