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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1932
KASTKRW ORMOOW IiMADPTQ ITWSPAPKB
NUMBER 276 )
Dr. W. J,
RR IS s NOT SELECTED
KE
COMMISSION
OPENS BIDS
. ON SIX JOBS
E. B.,Aldrich Presides at
Today's Session of High
way Commission.
THIRD MEMBER IS
NOT YET NAMED
Secretary Hal E. Hoss
f Gives Rieport on Total
Receipts Collected By
His Office. -
. PORTLAND, July 20 UP) Bids on
six Oregon highway projects, amount
ing to 967,850, were opened by the
stato highway commission here today.
E. B. Aldrlch, commissioner from
Pendleton, presided at the meeting.
J Carl Washburne, Eugene member, at
tended. No successor to Chairman
Leslie M. Scott, resigned, had been
appointed.
The projects and low bidders at to
day's session were:
Umatilla county Furnishing 12,
600 cubic yards of crushed rock In
stock pile for maintenance Vlnson
Nye section, Oregon-Washington high
way and Losinkl ranch section Pen
die ton-John Day highway, O. N.
Pierce, Portland, $11,500.
Yamhill county Grading and
surfacing 0.65 miles Holdredge sec
tion secondary highway, O. N. Pierce,
95242.
Washington county Grading and
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CAPTAIN LOGAN
TRANSFERRED
TO COLORADO
PORTLAND, July 20 m Changes
in Salvation army personnel In-sov-eral
Oregon stations were announced
here Tuesday by the divisional head
quarters of the army, which super
vises Oregon and Southern Idaho.
The transfers will be made within
two weeks.
Among the changes announced
were the following: Captain and Mrs.
V. L. Jeffries, ortland to La Grande;
Captain and Mrs. L. Trangmoe, from
Baker to Portland; Captain and Mrs.
H. Aro, from Oregon City to Baker;
Adjutant and Mrs. H. BrlggB, 'from
Twin Palls, Idaho, to Oregon City;
Captain Mrs. H. Galaheu, from
Idaho Falls to Med ford; Lieutenant
Evelyn Kldhelgh, from Med ford to
San Francisco, as San Francisco Evan
geline; Captain and Mrs. C. Logan,
from La Grande to Sterling. Colo.;
Ensign and Mrs. J. Pack, from Med
ford to Pocatello.
CAME HERB FROM IDAHO
Captain Logan came to La Grande
last year from Idaho and has been
In charge of the Salvation Army
1 chapter here since then, not only
taking care of his duties here v in a
vory efficient manner, but also tak
ing an active part In commulty af
falro. particularly in reference to re
lief work.
Plans For Pageant
Discarded Tuesday
Because of the press of duties in
the American Legion and. In the
educational cornmlttee of the La
Grande chamber of commerce, Hugh
E. Brady has resigned from his post
as chairman of the Washington bi
centennial committee of the chnmber
of commerce, and another will be
appointed In his place. Harry Mc
' Klnlay, president, announced today.
The pageant which was proposed by
members of the committee and dis
cussed last night has been discarded
temporarily because of lack of time
to stage the -event. They met at
the 6acajawea Inn.
Another meeting will be called In
i, the near future to discuss a celebra-
tlon In accordance with President
Hoover's request tha the 200th an
niversary of the birth of George
Washington be observed by some
large function In every community.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Pair tonight and &
Thursday but cloudy night 8
& anrt mnrnln. nn th rnftnt! fe
slightly warmer In the east
portion; gentle changeable
winds offshore. .
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 59 above.
Minimum: 43 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 74, minimum 62
above.
. Condition: Clear. Range 22
degrees.
D
WEATHER 41 LY 20. 1031
Maximum 107, minimum 55 8
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 4S 4
degrees.
Pacific Coast
Pear Crop Will
Be Bumper One
Three States Will Produce
75 Per Cent of Nation's
Pears Instead of the
Usual Half.
CORVALLIS, July 20 (ff) Pacific
coast states will produce close to 75
per cent of the nation's pear crop this
year Instead of the usual half, on the
basis of information gathered by the
United States department of agricul
ture and Oregon State college.
A review Issued today said that the
total crop of the country Is estimated
at only 21,503,000 bushels, whlcn Is
about 2,000,000 under lost year but
slightly above the harvested average
for five years. . California already Is
sending Eartietts to New York where
early prices for all grades average
around 92.50.
With the cherry and early berry
season about over In Oregon, the
market Interest has turned to the
approaching pear harvest and to the
apricot movement, now near the peak
at The Dalles. The past week was
the lightest In total carlots of fruit
and vegetables moved frjm the north
west so far this season, amounting to
only 616 cars.
Cherry Market Better
Cherry shipments for the season
are around 1000 cars from the north
west, compared with less than 600 last
year. Union county Is Just starting
its movement. Cherry marxets
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Keene Refuses
To Recognize
Burns' Protest
SALEM. July 20 m The Ameri
can Legion Junior league baseball
schedule will be played off as pre
viously arranged, Roy S. Keene, In
charge of the games In Oregon, an
nounced today following considera
tion of a complaint made by Burns
over La Grande's victory there. ,.-
Keene Btated no official protest had
been made, but a complaint was filed
against an umpire's decision In the
Burns-La Grande game. Keene said
further the umpire ruled correctly
In the specific play, and no protest
would be recognized. He said the
Burns protest was in the form of a
criticism against the umpire.
To I'tay July 21, 25. 2(i
The La Grande team will play off
the sectional championship with The
Dalles at the latter place Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday. The only other
sectional teams to contest for honors
are Eugene and Klamath Falls. The
two tenms will play at the latter
place Friday and Saturday.
Hundreds Swim
As Lions Open
Crystal Plunge
When the Lions club of La Grande
formally opened the Crystal Plunge
swimming pool near the Second
street viaduct at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, they were more than grati
fied at the crowd of swimmers that
had gathered for the event. Free
swims were offered yesterday, out oe
einning today a small charge will
be made Just enough to cover actual
running expenses. The Lions plan
to operate the pool on a non-profit-
making bssts, thus giving tno com
munity a pool at a minimum of ex
pense.
During the afternoon the long line
of swimmers continued to arrive and
when the dny was ended. It was es
timated that between 600 to 600
children swam during the afternoon.
and a large number of adults also
trfed the Blunge.
Beginning today, the pool will be
open from 9 a. m. to 0 p. m. swim
mers must bring their own suits and
towels.
Limiting of Land
Guns Now Favored
GENEVA, July 20 VP) The gen
em' rommlsslon of the world dis
trmammt conference today received
from a sub-committee the draft of a
declaration to bo adopted Deiore
adjournment.
At the lost minute there was writ
ten in a clause providing that all
heavy land guns ol canons Denratn
certain llmito shall be limited In
A final division recommends the
government renew for four months
the present armaments truce.
Amputation Fails
To Save Boy's Life
VALLEJO. Cal.. July 20 IIP) Veral
Shelley, 20, of Portland, ore., oiea
here today after an operation made
necessary when his legs were crushed
by a freight train from which he
fell at Sulsan. Doctors at the So
.i -nuntv hmnltol said Shelley
was weak from having had Insuffi
cient food for Beveral days.
The youth had come to California
to work in the fruit orchards, and
after Indifferent success at Ban Jose,
had started homeward when the ac
cident befell him.
HEAT GRIPS
EAST, SOUTH;
MANY DEATHS
Country West of. Rockies,
However, Knjoys Mild
er r' Temperatures.
.
MID-WEST WILTS;
CHICAGO TORRID
Seven Drownings in New
Jiingland; Ocean Breezes
Bring Relief to State of
Florida.
While the eastern, southern and
mid -western states continue to swelt
er in a scorching heat wave which
already has taken many lives the
Pacific coast and Pacific northwest
states are enjoying mild summer
weather, with moderate temperatures
general throughout the area west of
the Rocky mountains.
In La Grande the last two days the
maximum was 74, and lost night the
mercury dropped to 49 above, a com
paratively cool night. Today appeared
lkely to top the 80-above mark, with
no wind this morning and a cloudless
sky. The forecast for tomorrow indi
cated slightly warmer weather In East
ern Oregon.
Temperatures over the nation yes
terday Included: Baker 08, Boise 62,
La Grande 74, Chicago 90, Cincinnati
90, Denver 88, Helena 72, Kansas City
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DEMOCRATS HONOR
TWO AT BANQUET
Walter M. Pierce and
Martin Fitzger'ald Main
.... Speakers at Meeting.
More than 75 Democrats and Re
publicans from Union county. Baker
and Pendleton gathered last night at
0:30 at the Sacajawea Inn here to
honor Walter M. Pierce, national
committeeman, and Martin Fitz
gerald, delegate from the second con
gressional district, who attended the
Democratic national convention In
Chicago. Martin King, prominent
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EAST OREGON
NET TOURNEY
IS DISCUSSED
The possibilities of an Eastern Ore
gon tennis tournament were dis
cussed and committees appointed last
night when the La Grande Tennis
club met at the office of Dr. Wil
liam Peare. The tournament will be
held if the local organization is able
to finance It with the money now
on hand.
Robert Oesterling, president, ap
pointed Dr. Peare and Everett Reyn
olds as members of the trophies com
mittee. They will investigate avail
able trophies which they now believe
will be In the form of placques for
each of the events, singles and
doubles for men and women and
mixed doubles.
George Anderson, Ben Oesterling,
Jack Karris and the president were
appointed to form a committee to in
vestigate tournnment rules.
Farmers
State Organizations
In Campaign
NEW YORK, July 20 W) The cam
paign to elect Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt will be run, as was the
campaign to, nominate him, through
tho state organisations, James A. Far
ley, Democratic national chairman,
announced today. '
There will be a campaign commit
tee, located at the Roosevelt head
quarters In New York, but It will as
sist and co-operate with the state
organizations rather than attempt to
direct them, Farley said.
For the campaign there will be
only one national headquarters, lo
cated In New York City. There will
be no branch headquarters aside from
the regular headquarters In each
state.
Tho office established in Washing
ton by the last national committee
will continue to function as a per
manent organization of the national
committee, Farley said. It was said,
however. It would be run with a skele
tonized staff,
Farley said the governor had ap
pointed him chairman of the cam
paign committee. The personnel of
the committee has not yet been made
up.
Tho New York headquarters will be
located at 331 Madison avenue, head
quarters of the pre -convention cam
PRUSSIA IS
UNDER HAND;
OF DICTATOR
German Government
Moves Swiftly Today to
Halt Fatal Rioting;;
MARTIAL LAW IS 1
CAPITAL'S DOSE
Premier Braim and Herr
Severing Removed From
Prussian , Ministry . ;By
Von Papen. - "
BERLIN, July 20 VP) The Ger
man government, with old-time mili
tary precision, moved swiftly this
morning to establish a virtual dicta
torship over the huge stato of Prussia
and to clamp down martial law on
the city of Berlin and the province of
Bradenburg.
The first action was taken under,
an emergency decree Issued by Presi
dent Paul Von Hlndenburg this
morning. It followed critical pres
sure upon the government to stop
the political riots which have taken
a toll of more than 100 dead and
1200 injured in the last three weeks.
(Continued on Page Two)
TIRE, RUBBER
COMPANY WILL
RAISE WAGES
AKRON, Ohio, July 20 (X1)
A salary and- wage Increase $
plan effective ns of July 1 and
calculated to restore to all Q
employes the20 per cent cut
from wages last January was
announced today by W. G. &
KlauBs, president of India Tire S
and Rubber company.
. "The plan contemplates &
adding to the. wage and' salary $
-'checks' 'during the "last ''six:
months of the fiscal year a
sufficient amount to enable
all employes to. recover the
pay they were deprived of by S
taking the cut," Klauss said, 3
following a meeting of the
board of directors. $
8 3 $
Rotarians Enjoy
Unusual Program
The Rotarians enjoyed a rather un
usual type of program at their regu
lar weekly meeting today. Elmo Ste
venson, science instructor at the Nor
mal school, and Nephl Comba, chair
man of the life saving committee of
the local chapter of the Am lean
Red Cross, presented the history of
swimming and lifesaving activities In
the Unlted(States, and explained and
demonstrated the proper methods to
use In taking a drowning person from
the water ana applying artificial re
suscitation. Dolph Slegrist entertained the
members of the club with two boIo
numbers on his flute. He was accom
panied by MJss Helen Williams at the
piano.
H. E. Coolldge, who was forced to
resign from the club some time ago
on account of the loss of his clas
sification, was received into member
ship again under the classification
life insurance. Wade Slier, of Oak
land. Cal., and a former locul resi
dent, was his guest.
To Hold Wheat
Have Big Part
to Elect Roosevelt
paign, and at the Biltmore hotel.
Farley said representatives from every
section of the country would at all
times be at headquarters.
To ICotnte Visitors
It was understood the plan Is to
rotate these visitors, each one spend
ing a week or ten days at a time -In
New York and then being replaced
by someone else.
"The finances for the campaign,"
Farley said, "will be raised by a spe
cial finance committee, the members
of which will be announced later, at
which time we shall also announce
the campaign treasurer and other fis
cal officers,
"Every effort will be made to cut
down unnecessary expense, and all
departments and bureaus which can
not Justify themselves will be elim
inated in the central headquarters."
The headquarters, It was indicated,
wilt be much simpler and less exten
sive this year than In 1928, when two
floors of the General Motors build
ing were occupied.
Former Oovernor Nellie Tayloe Ross,
of Wyoming, vice chairman of the
national committee, will be at the
head of the women's organization as
she was In 1928, Farley said.
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3 BAPTISTS GIRD TO FIGHT REPEAL
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Northern Baptists, In assembly ut Ran Francisco, have accepted the
cliallengo of the wets and will battle against repeal of prohibition
nnd tlio "oynlcal, sophisticated ways of an age steeped In material
ism." National Baptist leaders shown mapping pin ns for the tight are,
left to right, the Hcv. Maurice A. Levy, the ttev. Mattlson P. Jones,
president, and Dr. Oscar Johnson. . '
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Four Policemen
Are Arrested On
i Murder Charge
MINEOLA, N. Y., July 20 War
rants were IsBued for 13 county po
licemen today In connection with the
death of Hyman Stark, a prisoner,
after lengthy police "questioning"
Pour? of the warrants charged second
degree murder.
Tiro officers charged with second
degree murder are' Lieutenant Jesse
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Singing School ,
tWill Be Feature
Of Pioneer Meet
The old-fashioned singing school,
to be one of the features on the pro
gram at the annual pioneer picnic at
Riverside park tomorrow, will Include
women from all sections of the coun
ty. It was announced today. Those
participating Include Mrs. Ida Moats.
Ml 88 Mamie Woodell, Mrs. Will Adler,
Mrs. Ray Fuller, Mrs. Lou Richard
son, Mrs. Fred 'Hennlng, Mtb. Mable
Moore,' Miss Genevieve Adler, Miss
Jennie Nielsen and Miss Lydla Hug.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles MiJfcr, of
Chicago, also will be on the pioneer
program. She Is a daughter of F. D.
McCully, well known pioneer of Wal
lowa county.
Pioneers only will be provided with
transportation from the chamber of
commerce offices to the park, it was
announced by officers of the La
Grande chamber today.
Montana Official
For Seattle Rate
SEATTLE, July 20 m R. R. Void
man, representing the Montana stato
railroad commission today asked tho
Interstate comracrco commission ex
aminers, sitting here In a hearing on
Pacific northwest grain freight rates,
to continue1 its rates on east and
westbound grain and to give Seattle
the benefit of a four cent hundred
weight differential on wheat from
Central Montana.
The four cent differential Is held In
aboyanco following a United States
supremo court decision.
Will Sell When
Price Moves Up
To Dollar Mark
TOLNA, N. D., July 20 (JP) Across
tho icrtllo prairies of North Dakota,
expected to produce one-sixth of the
nation's wheat output this year, to
day is heard a crewcendo chorus
"hold the grain for one dollar a
bushel."
And If sponsors aro successful, the
cry will be taken up throughout tho
United StateB.
Dell Willis, Tolna farmer. Is chair
man of the organization which has
stirred the farmers in more than 400
North Dakota townships to pledges
holding their wheat, effective Aug. 1,
unless and until the dollar level Is
reached.
"Sink or Swim"
"This period of low prices finally
has brought us to a position where it
Is either sink or swim," Willis said.
"Now let us get together and put a
fair price on our product. Wo will
set the price and hold our wheat un
til we get our price."
Organisations arc perfected along
township lines. As producers sign
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CHANGES MADE IN'
ITALIAN CABINET
Grandi Resigns as For
eign Minister; Far-Reaching
Shake-Up Occurs.
ROME, July 20 VP) Dlno Orandl,
Italian foreign minister, resigned to
day In a far-reaching cabinet shake-
up ordered by Premier Mussolini.
Five ministers and eleven undersec
retaries were displaced In the shake-
up. . Mussolini retained for himself
two of the vacated portfolios.
These constituted the first changes
In the cabinet since September, 1028.
The shake-up was regarded as another
"rotation" to bring nsw'b&ood Into
the government without any change
The five ministers who resigned
were Grandi; Alfredo Rocco, minister
of Justice; Antonio Mosconl, minister
of finance; Prof, Baibino aiuuano,
minister of education, and Gleuseppe
Bottal, minister of corporations.
Mussolini Takes Two
Mussolini, who already was min
ister of interior as well as premier,
kept for himself the ministries of for.
clgn affairs and corporations.
Among tho eleven undersecretaries
who wore displaced were 11 duoe's own
right hand man, Francesco Glunta.
Best known of all of them through
out the world Is the dapper, young,
black-bearded Slgnor Grandi, whose
name has figured In most of the In
ternational affairs which have played
such a part on the world stage dur
ing tho past year.
He came to the united States loot
year to confer with President Hoover
following visits by Prime Minister
Mac Donald of Great Britain and Pre
mier Laval of France, and was groet
ed here with honors equal to the
hcada of tho other two governments.
The post of ambassador to Groat
(Continued on Pago Two)
MARION COURT
IS CLEARED BY
GRAND JURORS
SALEM. July 20 (PI The conduct
of the Marlon county circuit court
presided over by Judge J. H. McMa
han rovonls no cause for grnnd Jury
action, Investigation of charges made
agalnHt tho department showed. Tho
Marlon county grand Jury cleared the
court of chnrges leveled at tho Judge
by County Judgo J. C. Slegmund.
In his letter to the grand Jnry
Slegmund asked Investigation of five
matters; excess in cost of law suits
In McMnhan's court as compared to
costs In the snme court when another
Judgo was on tho bench; condition or
tile criminal docket with reference to
number of paroles and susponded
sentences; why probfc Into tho Em
pire Holding compnny cases was asked
of tho Marlon county grand Jury with
resultant Indictment and costs to the
county; bringing In or outside Judges
to try tho Manning, Ripley. Erpoldlng,
Olesy and Schwab and Archcrd cases;
and degreo of efficiency of the court
ss conducted by Judge McMahan.
Money Appropriated
For Soldiers' Home
ROSEBURO. Ore., July 20 Ml The
total sum of $2,000,000, authorized
by congress for constructing the Pa
clflo Northwest national soldiers'
home at Boschurg, has been ap
propriated, according to a message
received here today from Congress
man W. C. Howley. The Initial ap
propriation Is $1,000,000 to which the
veterans' bureau added $300,000 for
building a bridge and beautifying
tho grounds. The Independent of
fices bill, recently approved by the
president. Congressman Hawley states,
contains the appropriation of the ad
ditional $1,000,000, which can be ex
pended at tho discretion of th fed
eral board of hospitalization as de
mand arises.
Radical Group
01 Bonus Army
Halted By Cops
John Pace and Two Others
Arrested White House
is Placed Under Heavy
Police Guard.
Uf A QUTWrtTAM Tulu 4n KM Pfe
three members of the bonus seeking
army taken Into custody today were
booked on charges of disorderly con
duct and parading without a permit.
Bond for all three was set at 9120.
The White House gates, closed dur
ing the morning, were opened again
at . noon after tho prospect of dis
turbance had apparently passed.
WASHINGTON, July 20 ( John
Pace, leader of a radical group with
the bonus army, and two of his fol
lowers were arrested today after a
brush with police at 18th and D
streets.
The radicals, closely surrounded by
police, had been walking down 18th
street. At D street they attempted
to turn toward the white House. Po
lice promptly turned them back.
There was a scunie, ponce ciuos
were brandished in the air, and Face
and his companions were taken Into
oustody. Lacking a patrol wagon at
the moment, two of them were put
in a police touring car and the third
was held until the patrol could arrive.
Meantime, secret service officers
detailed to guard President Hoover
ordered the gates to the White House
grounds locked to the public.
. About 100 heavily armed police,
some of them with tear gas .bombs.
were stationed in around the White
House. , ,
(Continued on Page Four)
Three Dead, Four
Missing After
Boat Explosion
ALH&ANDRIA BAY, K. Y July 30
VP) Tho toll of the explosion at tha
drill boat "America" In tha St, Law
rence rivet; near here yesterday
reached three known dead, four mlM-
Jng and el&ht men In hospitals today
with the deatn or Ban Russeu, it,
one of those previously -numbered
among the Injured, Ho died thfs
morning from cerebral concussion.
Eight other men were Injured when
a ton and a hair of dynamite planted
on the rocky bottom or the St. Law
rence river exploded- under the hull
or the 160-foot boat. A second ex
plosion occurred within the boat Im
mediately afterward.
Two bodies were brought from tho
wreckage of the sunken drill boat lost
night.
The diver, Goorge Flshor, recovored
the bodies or Ivan Rush, Si, of La
Salle, 111., who had been In charge
of the America, and Joe Slusarlack
24, a "dynemlto man," also from La
Salle. .
Fisher said the water was "so mud
dy and the wreckage so terribly tan
gled" that he was unable to find
other bodies than the two which lay
at' his feet when he reached the
river bottom.
' The bodies of four othtl men were
believed to lie nearby. These four
wore the only members of the crew or
16 unaccounted ror.
Those missing today were:
Arnold Freeman. 26, driller; Jimmy
Prleatly, 27, helper; William Alkln
Sr., 44, and Wlllard Chase, 22, black
smith's helper. All were from Alex
andria Bay. ,
Train Collision
Fatal to Fifteen
MEXICO CITY, July 20 (P Fif
teen persons wore killed and a scoro
Injured today when a train bound In
from Laredo struck a crowded street
car In tho suburb of Tacuba.
Tho stroet car service has been sus
pended ror more than a month be
cause or a strike, and was resumed
only lsst night.
Most or the victims were street car
employes on the way to work.
Dynamite Cached
Near Firm Office
OTTAWA, III., July 20 VP) Seven
teen sticks or dynamite were round
today cached behind the offices of
the construction company whose em
ployes engaged In a shotgun battle
with a crowd or union organizers st
the Marseille dam yesterday.
State's Attornoy Russell O. Hanson
said non-union employes admitted
placing the explosive there but all
denied any Intention to use tho dyna
mite, fitted with electrodes, to bomb
the crowd of union men.
Terrific Storm
Strikes Glendive
OLENDIVB, Mont., July 20 OP) A
terrific wind and rain storm struck
Olendlve last night, causing consid
erable damage.
The new Secret Heart Catholic
church was unroofed and its .chim
ney crashed through Into the base
ment, with considerable damage to
the building. Many other buildings
and garages were dsmaged. Trees
and gardens wore leveled and all the
high line telephone and telegraph
wires disabled.
STATE BOARD!
WILL INVITE
EASTERNERS
"Certain Eastern Educa
tors" to Be Asked to ;
Attend Conferences i '
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STORMY SESSION i
OCCURS TUESDAY)
Two Members of Board
Ready to Resign if State
College President Were
Selected. '
PORTLAND, Ore., July 20 (- De
cision to Invite "certain eastern edu
cators," to come to Oregon to confer
with the state board of higher edu
cation regarding the position of chan
cellor of higher education was an
nounced by the board last night. . .
Following an executive session
which ended a two-day ' meeting of
the board, the following statement
was Issued, without comment: ' :
"The board this evening ha di
rected that certain eastern educators
be invited to visit Oregon In the very
near future with regard to the posi
tion of chancellor of the Oregon state .
system of higher' education to - give)
them an opportunity to become ac
quainted with the members of the
board and to inspect tne system. -,
Under a new unified system recent
ly adopted, all the Institutions of
higher education In the state WW-
veittlty of Oregon, Oregon State col
lege and three Normal schools will
be under the dlreotlon of one chan
cellor, responsible only to the board.
There will be a president, or lieuten
ant, on each campus, responsible to
the chancellor. - '
Ends Kerr Movement? s
The board's statement apparently
ended a movement to have Dr. W. J.
Kerr, president of Oregon Stat col
lego, selected for the new' peat.'..-.-The
board-attended to two substan
tial tilt of business during Tuesday
afternoon: ;- v .;
1. It' approved the' reorganisation
of libraries upon the campuses of the
Institutions In its care.
2, It established new student fee
(Continued on Pag Pour,
PAUL SAXMAN
LOST IN SOUTH
OREGON HILLS
ROSEBURO, Ore., July 20 W)
Parties were organized at Scottaburg .
this morning to search for Paul (fax
man, 48, who Is apparently lost on
the divide between Smith river and
the Umpqua river. Barman la re
ported to have gone hunting Mon
day morning, but no alarm was felt
until he failed to return Tuesday.
Yesterday evening searchers went out
from Saxman's cabin about eight
miles east of Scottsburg and found ,
his trail on Patterson creek. 'His
tracks Indicated that he had gone
down stream toward his cabin, then
apparently became confused and
turned back in an opposite direction.
If he continued this course, he is
lost in the upper Smith river district
where there are no trails and travel
Is very difficult. Officers called from
Roseburg today to aid In directing
the search ere reported to be arrang
ing to obtain trained dogs from Lane
county to take up the trail. '
Accident Fatal To
Oregon City Boy, 4
OREGON CITY,' July 20 (P-,Acci-dentally
shot by his 12-yeaT-old
brother, Gordon Dwyor, four yearn
old, dlod In a hospital here Tuesday,
Ho was shot Sunday while bis brother,
Ollbert, was playing with a revolver.
The bullet pierced his abdomen. He
was the son of Mr. and lifts. Willi
Dwyer of Estacada.
niiTnAno. Jniv 20 lPi Grain
price losses late today displaced, early
advances.
Lack of buying support toward the
last accompanied an Increase of sols
to realize profit and to provide)
hedges against new crop purchase
from rural holder. Political unrest in
Oormany was a bearish Influence.
Wheat closed unsettled. o
under yesterday' rinlsh, corn MH
down, oats V4 w lo off, and provision
unchanged to o cent up.
PORTLAND, July 30 VP) Farther
Into routs were reported a rather lib
eral sollers of wheat recently on tho
Seattle exchange with a sprinkling of
beorlshnee reported at Portland. Fur
ther general losses were made by the
domestic trade with Chicago still un
willing to accept higher prices offer
ed by Liverpool. On the Portland
future market, despite the dumping
of 10,000 bushel September, that op
tion wo unchanged as wo the July,
Sale of 1.000 bushels December coat
y,o In that market. There ws no
change In the cash position.
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