CITY EDITION
rmll IhmUUI Press LMtd
V .' Wirs Berries
Only Newspaper .
Printed In La Grande
Covering Union and
Wallowa Countka
SX PAGES TODAYi
VOLUME 30
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S LKAD1NU NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 279
New Crop Wheat Harvested
G. GRINMETT
BRINGS LOAD
OF 40 F0LD
Quality is -Reported Good
Delivery Made at
Alicel Warehouse.
NORMAL CROP IN i
SIGHT THIS YEAR
Hot Winds, However, May
. Decrease. Yield r- Main
Harvest-Will Begin in a
Week or Two: ,'
,
The first load of new crop wheat In
the Qrantie . Rondo valley this year
received by the Pioneer Flouring
MUla yesterday afternoon, when
G rover Grtmmett brought some Forty
Fold to the Alicel warehouse.' Mr.
, Qxlmmett's wheat .was of good qual
ity." ; : .
, ' According to estimates made a few
5 days ago, the Grande Rondo valley
will harvest -a normal crop this year
rabout,one million bushels of both
fall and spring wheat. Some sections
are not up to normal while other sec
tions are a little better, It Is be
lieved, evening up the county total.
In the North. Powder country, where
Irrigation Is possible, the outlook Is
reported to be good. . ,
The hot winds of the last few days
niay cause a decrease In the total
crop,, however, especially If they con
tinue for very long. Very little moiB
ture has been received since the
spring rains.. , -;
Main Harvest to Begin 80011
The maln! harvest of fall wheat
will begin In a week or two, with
many of the grain growera to begin
their work next week.
The spring -wheat, unless hot
wcathor brings it along more rapidly
than expected, will be harvested two
(Continued on Page Two)
C APT C; LOGAN
TO LEAVE FOR x
STERLING, COLO.
Captain and Mrs. C. Logan and
their two daughters, Agnes and Ruth,
will leave here Monday morning or
Sterling. Colo, where they will take
charge of tho Salvation Army there.
Captain Log an "o transfer was an
nounced this week. Sterling is about
76 miles from Denver and Is a larger
city than La Grande.
Captain and Mrs. Jeffries and
daughter will arrive here probably on
Tuesday to take up the local chapter
work, and plans are to hold a welcome
meeting for him on next Thursday
owning. Captain Jeffries, who has
been in charge of the relief work at
Portland the last three years, is re
garded as being one of the most
capable men in the Salvation Army
today.
Captain Logan has accomplished a
gruub unu uuiiiig mo j utvi (i, uo.
Grande; laying a strong foundation
for work to be accomplished in the
1 future.
National Guard
Payroll is $1054
Checks to be Issued to members of
Company E, 186th Infantry Monday
night will amount to a total of $1054.
according to Captain Walter A. Bean.
This Is the second time in local his
tory the national guard quarterly
payroll has passed the $1000 mark,
speaking well for the excellent at
tendance during the lost half year.
The checks will be issued to the
men following the rogutar drill period
Monday.
TO BUILD NEW PLANT
1 SALEM, July 23 ) The Mt.
Angel Co-operative Creamery associa
tion announced here It had voted to
construct a new butter manufactur
ing plant at Mt. Angel. Construction
will start immediately. The project
was estimated to cost about $30,000.
'- -
WEATHER FORECAST
$ Oregon : Cloudy on the
coast, otherwise fair tonight
4 and Sunday: no change in
$ temperature; moderate west
and northwest winds offshore.
For the week: Normal tem
4 perature and fair weather ex
$ oept for cloud end fog on the
$ immediate Pacific coast.
$ " '-
WEATHER TODAY
j 7 a. m.-68 abovo.
t. Minimum: 60 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 96, minimum 63
above.
Condition: Clear. Rain .01 of
inch, thundershowcr. Range
30 degrees.
WEATHER Jl'LY 23. lf31
Maximum 95, minimum 65
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 30
degrees.
I
t i
4$$4$$s
Lions Select f
Charles Hatton
For Presidency
Wichita Man Elected at
Final Session of Inter
national Convention At
Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. July 23
Charles K. Hatton, of Wichita. Kan.,
was elected to the presidency of Lions
International in tho final session of
the Lions convention which closed
here yesterdoy. '
Mr. Hatton Is president of th6 Peo
ples Finance company of Wichita and
Charles lint ton
holds ofllce in several other large
corporations in Wichita. He attend
ed school at Southwestern college and
the University of Colorado, afterwards
going abroad to study at Sarbonue
university In Paris.
As chief executive of the 2650
Lions clubs throughout five countries,
Hatton states that "Lion ism. will make
no departure at this time from Its
established policy of making haste
slowly In overseas expansion. How-
(Continuod on Pairo Two)
Walter Hinton ; V
Witness In Case
At Cheyenne
Walter Hinton, of La Grande, who
was held at Cheyenne. Wyo., last
week for a few days as a witness In
a shooting case, was released Tues
day morning and returned to La
Grande last night. No charges were
placed against the La Grande youth.
Two oilier men, Joe Sguayo, 22, of
Chicago, and Joe Rivers, 28, of Los
Angeles, pleaded guilty to man
slaughter as a result of a shooting
case, and Sguayo was sentenced to
10 years in the state penitentiary,
and Rivers was sentenced to 21 years
and 11 months in the federal peni
tentiary, "
Mr. Hinton happened to be in the
viciftity at the time of the shooting,
but was In no way Implicated in the
case.
Eagles Hope To
Score Win Over
Wichita Girls
After a two and a half hour work
out last night at the baseball field
In preparation for their coming
game with tho Southern Kansas
Stage Lines Girls' baseball club,
members of the La Grande Eagles
DoAcbnll sqund arc in fine fettle for
the game, announced Manager D. W.
Hall this morning.
The boys turned In a fine workout
last night, showing that the several
days kidding thoy have taken from
local baseball fans has only Increased
their, determination to wnllop the
girls outfit Monday afternoon.
Nicodcmus Nichols, La Grande's
catcher, said last night: 'If 'Red'
Courtney has as much stuff Monday
afternoon as he's got tonight I'll bet
that the girls don't get a hit the
entire game his speed Is flno
(Continued on Pasn Two)
Heber Fox Dies
At Walla Walla
Heber-Fox, who was taken to the
Veterans hospital, at Walla Walla.
Wash, about a week ago. died there
late yesterday. Tho body will be for
warded to the Snodgross and Zim
merman mortuary and funeral ser
vices are announced or 3 ' o'clock
Sunday afternoon at tho Christian
church at Elgin. Burial will take
place at Summervlile.
Lostine Store Is
Entered at Night
By Mrs. Mil hum WlgjpfM
(Observer Correspondent)
LOSTINE. July 23 (Special) Some
one broke into M. Crowe's general
store here during last night, taking a
quantity of smalt change and Mr.
Crowe also reported some drygooda
missing. Officers were Investigating !
this morning. The total amount off
things taken had not been detcrm
ined m yet
HEAT DEATHS
CONTINUE IN
EAST STATES
Friday's Maximum .Tem
peratures Nearer Nor
mal But No Real Relief
FAIR WEEKEND IS
NATION'S OUTLOOK
La Grande High of . 96
Yesterday Equalled 1932
Record Other North
west Points Warm.
By the Associated Press
Near-normal July weather was rer
sumed today on a large scale but
fatalities continued undiminished.
Rains concluded their eastward
Journey last night, battling most of
the seaboard and lowering tempera
tures to the eighties. Thcrmomoters
in Minnesota, tho Dakotas, Nebraska
and Kansas, only recently subsided,
began to rise again but wcekond
prospects generally wero for fair,
warm weather typical of current cal
endars. Nearly 30 persons died of heat,
ho vever, seven in Wisconsin, six in
St. Louis, four in Pennsylvania, three
' (Continued on Pago Two)
FARMERS MAY PAY
WITH CERTIFICATES
Labor Exchange Plan
Works to Advantage of
Many Classes of People .
Arrangements for procuring a ware
house as a base for the Union County
Labor exchange are expected to be
completed this afternoon,, and the
pliyv will be put into operation the
-forepart of -next-weok,. Lester. H,
E nun well, manager, stated this morn-
ing? The Union County Labor ex
change Is a plan adopted by tho gov
ernor's relief committee and pre
sented by Hiram T. Smith, repre
senting the American Legion, whore
by the county plans to take care of
its own unemployed during the com
ing year.
Labor certificates will be issued
a medium of exchange and paid to
(Continued on Pegs Four,
SWIM WEEK TO
COME TO END
NEXT MONDAY
After a week's training In llfcBav
lng, four applicants will undergo an
examination tomorrow afternoon bo
twecn 1 :30 and 4 o'clock at Pine Cone,
Ncphl Combs, director of Red Cross
swim week, announced today. Ap
plicants are Betty Bohnenkamp, Ei
leen Morelock, Harvey Carter and Bud
Ingram.
Mr. Combs will give tho examina
tion, assisted by Arthur Steffcn,
Woodrow Damerell and Ben Oestcr-
ling.
Three young people hove passed
their swimming examination, Billy
Zwelfcl, Beth Fross and Jimmy Mills.
Other examinations will be given to
morrow and Monday, and tho annual
Red Cross swim week will close.
Credit Flow To
Both Marriages and Divorces In
Decrease in America During 1931
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 23
The bureau of the census announces
that, according to the returns re
ceived, there were 1,060,096 marriages
performed in the United States dur
ing the year 1931, as compared with
1.128,572 In 1930. These figures rep
resent a decrease of 68.477 or 8.1 per
cent. There was a decrease of 8.4 per
cent from 1(120 in IPSO.
nun thn vear 1931. then wore
1 183.805 divorces granted in the United
fj?ijt ,., I.nrnn9ri with tat rqi in
1930, representing a decrease of 7.896
or 4.1 per cent, as against a decrease
of 4.0 per cent from 1929 to 1930.
Thero woro 4.338 marriages annulled
in 1931, as compared with 4,370 In
1930.
Tho estimated population of con
tinental United States on July 1,
1031, was 124.070,000, and on July I.
1030, 123.1910.000. On the basis of
these estimates, tho number of mar
riages per 1,000 of the population was
8 5 per cent in 1931, as against 9.2
in 1930; and the numbar of divorces
per 1.000 of the population was 1.49
(ln 1931, as against 1.58 in 1930.
Idaho Decrease Greatest
While the net decrease In the num
ber of marriages performed In the
country as a whole was 6.1 per cent,
the relative change in the different
states ranged from a decrease of 49.7
per cent in Idaho to an Increase of
MRS. GOLDEN,
PIONEER OF
1864, DIES
Secretary of Pioneer As
sociation Passes One Day
After Annual Event.
FUNERAL WILL BE
HELD ON SUNDAY
Was 'Very Prominent in
Grange, Rebekah, W. R.
G., Church and Pioneer
Circles in the Valley.
Mrs. Mattle Golden, one of the early
pioneers ,of Union county, passed
sway yesterday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Archie Conlcy,
at the age of 69 years, six months.
Mrs. Oolden had been 111 for some
weeks. -
Her Ueath removes another of the
real - pioneers of the valley. She
crossed the plains to Oregon by
wagon train In the year 1864, a full
score years before the railroad came
Into La Grande. - Her parents, the.
late Mr. and Mrs. John A. Chllaers,
settled near Orange hall and she . had
lived In that vicinity until a tew years
ago when sho moved to La Grande.
On May 2, 1880 she was married to
Charles E. Golden, who died 18 years
ago. To this union six children were
born: Mrs. Rachel Utter, of Astoria;
Mrs. Archie Conloy, of La Grande; J.
(Continued on Page Six)
BLACK KNIGHT,
MAD MAJOR TO
FLY FOR PEACE
LONDON, July 23 (VP) Two former
World war filers, who drilled at each
other with machine guns over the
western front IS years ago, planned
today a transatlantic flight In the
interests of peace. ' , .
They are Baron von Schlelch, once
tho "black knight" of the kaiser's
flying warriors, end Major Chris
topher Draper, the "mad major", of
Great Britain's war-time army of the
air. . . -
. - They plan to make the westward
flight in the near future, they said,
sitting ide qy slrtpnthe.B.anicock
plt. '
"Fifteen yoars ago we fought each
other over the battle front," Baron
von Schlelch said. . "Now we are go
ing on a peace crusade across the At
lantic, and our only bitterness arises
from those misspent efforts in the
war years.
"I have come to realize tho futil
ity of war. We propose to make a
long tour of all the big cities and try
to instil in people's minds the ghastll
ness of war. We want to meet Ed
die Rlckenbacker, Colonel Bishop,
(Canadian airman) and other Amer
ican aces and try to get them to Join
our peace crusade."
Motor Carriers
Facing Complaint
SALEM, July 33 (F) A complaint
against four freight motor carriers
asking the revocation of their licenses
because of their alleged failure to
pay license fees as provided under the
motor transportation act was filed
with the public utilities commission
er here todny. The action was taken
by J. A. Smith resident of Marlon
county.
The four defendants in the case.
Consolidated Freight Lines, Inc., John
Day Valley Freight Lines, Inc., Owl
Freight Line, Inc., and The Dalles
Truck Line, Inc., wero declared to be
delinquent In fees to the total
amount of $13,260.
25.1 per cent in Nevada. (Only 11
states reported Increased rates New
Hampshire, 7.6 per cent; South Da
kota, 7.8 per cent; Nebraska, 7.0 per
cent; Maryland, 0.6 per cent; Virginia,
6 per cent; West Virginia, 2.4 per
cent; South Carolina, 1.6 per cent;
Florida:. 1.1 per cent; Kentucky, 9.7
per cent; Utah, 1.6 per cent; and
Nevada, 25. 1 per cent. Of these 11
states, 8 adjoin thoso In which re
cent changes made In the marring?
laws, rcquiro from 3 to 5 days to
elapse between the application for a
marriage llconso and tho issuance of
the same. South Dakota adjoins Iowa,
change effective July 1, 1931; Minne
sota, April, 29, 1031; and Wyoming,
June 1, 1931. Nebraska also adjoins
Iowa and Wyoming. Virginia and
South Carolina border North Caro
lina and. Tennessee where restrictions
became effective July 1, 1029. , Went
(Continued on Page Four)
Capt. Von Groneau
Continues Flight
SEYDISFJOERDUR. Iceland, July
23 Pi Captain Wolfgang von Gro
nau. making his third flight from
Oermany to the United States over
the Arctic route, took off this morn
ing for Reykjavik, 260 miles distant.
parked
ST. LAWRENCE
One of tho world's greatest power and navigation projects moved &
step nearer reality when signatures were affixed to the St. Lawrence
waterway treaty lie! ween Canada and the United Htatcs In the
icr.no pictured above. Mealed, lert to right, am W. I. Ilcrrldgo,
'Canadian minister to the United States, and Henry I-. Stlmson,
U. 8, secretary of state, signing the document, while James L.
Rogers, assistant secretary of state, standing at left, and llaurord
MacNldcr, II, 8. minister to Canada, look on.
DeGrace Guilty
Ojf Stock Fraud
Is Jury Verdict
PORTLAND, July 23 !) Charged
with fraud in stock sales, C. A. Do
Graco was convicted by a circuit court
Jury hero last night. He Is the for
mer vloe president of tho Prudential
Bancofporntton and of tho Prudential
Building Ac Loan association. Sen
tence will be pronounced Monday. Tho
; 1ft ;r . . , .
.y&ontlriuad oil Pago Bik)'v- .
Ruth Nielson Is
Dead In Oakland
By Mrs. L. Z. Terrull
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION. Ore., July 23 (Special) A
telegram telling of tho death of Miss
Ruth Nielson, about 21 years of age,
was received by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Nielson, of Union, this
morning. Miss Nielson died of pneu
monia in Oakland, Cal., while visit
ing. She was to have returned to
her homo next week in company with
a brother, Leo Nielson.
Relatives here did not know she
was ill and news of her death came
as a severe shock. She was born in
Union and had a wide clrclo of
friends here.
Radio to Present
La Grande Program
"Know Your State," a IB-page
paper on La Orande and vicinity by
Harold Boone, secretary of the La
Grande chamber of commerce, will be
broadcast over radio Htation KOAC in
Corvallis, Wednesday evening, June
27, between 8:15 and 8:30 o'clock,
according to word received here by
the author. Mr. Boone relates the
history of LaOrandc, describes Its
scenic and industrial advantages
Resume
Home Loan Bank
Act Expected To
Pep Up Business
WASHINGTON, July 23 Uft A
forecast that the credit flow of the
new home loan bank system would bo
started in three months was made
today by Senator Watson, of Indiana,
after a conference with President
Hoover at which Watson said organ
ization of the system was discussed.
Watson, senate Republican', leader,
Bald tho president believed It might
take a quarter of a year before the
full benefits of the system could bo
realized. He pointed out that the
federal reservo system had not been
fully established within 14 mouths
alter tho act was signed.
Tho Indianan told newHpapcrmen
as ho left the White House that he
had discussed politics with tho chief
executlvo but that most of their con
versation centered upon the new home
loan, system and tho reconstruction
finance corporation.
Mr. Hoover haa b-aen hampered In
the selection, of two directors to fill
vacancies on tho board of tho cor
poration by tho law requiring that
no more than one director may be
from a single federal reserve district,
Watson said. This law, he added, will
prevent tho appointment of Wilson W.
(Continued on Pago Two)
Auto
TREATY SIGNED
DISARM MEETING
ADJOURNED TODAY
Conference Adopts Reso
lution Promising Sub
stantial , ; Reductions.
GENEVA,! SwttaorlandV'July 23 (P)
Tho world 'disarmament -which be
gan Its work Feb. '2 adjourned, today
for an Mdeflplte period aftor adopt-
lng'a Tsblution. promising substantial
reduction of arWaniontfl in its later
deliberations. ' -
Soviet Russia and Germany voted
against the resolution. Both an
nounced In doing so they were voting
for disarmament although they could
not support the resolution. Tho Rus
sian delegato previously had described
it as not sufficiently specific, and tho
German representative objected to its
omission of any reference to tho
equality of all nations In the right
to arm.
During the recess Important com
mittees of tho conference will con
tinue their negotiations on various
phases of disarmament.
1 Supports Resolution
Arthur Henderson, British chair
man of the conference, ended tho ses
sion with an add reus supporting tho
resolution which ho said really put
tho conference on tho road to dis
armament. "If I wero on tho floor i would
voto for this resolution although It
falls far short of my desires," ho said
Maxim Lltvlnoff, soviet commissar
for foreign affairs, tried In vain yes
(Continued on Pago Two)
Two Men, Held
By Police, Say
Girls Drowned
ROCIfESTER, Minn., July 23 yp
Two men, escorts of tho two young
women who died mysteriously while
on a swimming party last Tuesday
night, woro held in tho county Jail
today. They assorted tho girls hod
accidentally drowned and that thoy
had fled because of foar of scandal.
Tho men, Reuben Krugcr, 26, fill'
lng station attendant, and Jcsso E.
Salloy, 30, garago mechanic, wero
taken into custody late yesterday at
their homes in Plalnvlew. Both are
married and have families.
Authorities said they admitted
calling Tuesday night for MJss Louise
Prlgg, 22. of Rochester, and her
chum. Miss Frances PollkowsM, 21.
They told officers they become
frightened after the girls drowned
and left, taking the girls clothes
with them.
The death of a third young woman
In the Salt Lake City district was
(Continued on Pago Six)
. Jonas Will
Visit Local Lodge
II
IK. If. Jonas, present grand master
of tho Jurisdiction of Oregon, I. O. O.
I, will bo In La Grande Friday, July
20 for thn purpose of paying La
Grande lodgo No. 18 and Its members
an official visit. Mr. Jonas Is ex
pected to bring a message of Interest,
It was announced at a meeting last
night at 7:30 at the Odd Fellows hall.
He is making a trip to Eastern Ore
gon to be prose n t at t he Wa 1 Iowa
county picnic to bo held at Enter
prise on Sunday, July 31, also visit
ing several lodges en route.
Mr. Jonas will be remembered as
a former Eastern Oregon man, but
Is now connected with a newspaper
in Princvillc, Ore.
Bandits Slain
Flo Ziegf eld, Of
Follies, Dies Of
lung Congestion
"Glorified of the American
Girl" Passes Friday
Night in Hollywood at
Age of 64 Years.
HOLLYWOOD, Oal., July 33 Mt
Flororu! Zlegftld, who as the origin
ator of the tuned Zlegfeld's lollies of
New York became Internationally
Known as 'vthe
glorlflor of tho Am-'
orlcon girl," Is dead
In his slxty-fourtM:
year. .
The noted the-
itrlcal produoer
luccumbed to
heart attack au
10:31' o'olock last
night at the cedara
of Lebanon hoop It
tl where he appor
mtly hod been .re
covering from
lung congestion re-l
ulMMrv tmm '..nl
attack , of pneu- , , . . .
monla suffered nearly a year ago.
At his bedside when he died were
only his nurae and one of his phy
sicians. Dr. Marcus Radwln, The pro
ducer's wlfe. BUlle Burke, stage and
screen actress, arrived at the hospital
two minutes after her ; husband's
death, , She had rushed from a film
studio and was still wearing the film
makeup In which she hod been work
ing in a night scene for a screen pro
duction! ' : I i. -
Daughter Arrives - '
Patricia Zlegfeld, ' daughter of the
couple, arrived a few moments -later
from .the palatial home In Santa
Monica which Zlegfeld had leased for
his Southern California visit.
Zlegfeld entered the hospital last
Sunday, being brought here from a
New Mexico sanitarium where he had
been confined for several days. It was
reported that he was on the verge of
a nervous breakdown due to a strenu
ous : season with his follies In New
' ' (Continued on Page Two)
(Mympic Stars ' -AmvingFroin
Many Nations
lly Paul Zimmerman
(Associated Press Sports Writer)
LOS ANGELES, July S3 P) The
tempo of the tenth Olympiad prelim
inary activities was speeded up a beat
or two today with a number of con
tributing conditions magnifying the
fact that the world-wide games are
only one week away.
Finland planned bold steps to scve
Paavo Nurml's amateur status. Percy
Williams quietly Injected himself In
to the sprint picture, prepared to de
fend hla two 192a titles. The Ameri
can Olympic committee sat down to
recount Its far from adequate team
funds. In tho meantime tho Brazil
team offlolals were figuring out
means of converting coffee Into coin
of tho realm. '
More of the world's athletes pourod
Into tho city, and crowds Jostled
about, the ticket windows seeking
"center seats not too far back."
To Publish Correspondence
The Finnish Olymplo delegation ex
pects to publish Its correspondence
with the International Athletic federa
tion which resulted after that body
acting according to the Finns, with
out power, suspended Nurml on
charges of excessive traveling fees.
Tho published letters between the
(Continued from Page Six)
Famous Inventor
Dies in Bermuda
NEWTON, Mass., July 33 (ff) Pro
fessor RoKlnald A. Fossendon, physic
ist iind engineer, who died yestordny
In' 'Bermuda, wns hailed by Ellhu
Thomson, as "the greatest wireless
Inventor of the age greater than
Morconl." He maintained a residence
herj,.for many years.
More than 30 years ago he estab
lished what Is claimed to bo the first
broadcasting station In the world, a
tower at Brant Rock from which
voices wero sent across the Atlantic
to Scotland.
He perfected a wireless receiver
3000 times as sonsrtlve as Marconi's
old ' coherer, and the Fcssendcn os
cillator which made possible com
munication between men trapped In
a sunken submarine and surface
hips. '
Chevalier Denies
Rumor of Marlene
PAItIB, July 33 yp) Mnurlco Che
valier,' movie star who started di
vorce proceedings yesterday against
Yvonno Vallco, today announced he
had no future matrimonial plan
whatever and thnt there was no
truth in reports linking his name
with Marlcho Dietrich, tho German
film star.
4KMMHI, WANTH TO VKI
HOLLYWOOD. Cal., July 23 (At
Although ho seem to be qui to sure
that he will eventually marry Norma
Talmadge, former screen star, George
Jeuel, atago comedian, lacks public
conllrmatlon from the actress.
1
II
I' SI
- J l
mm
POLICE TRAP
SUCCESSFUL
IN TACOMA
Third Man, Driver of Ban-.-dit
Car, Manages tov .';,"
Escape, However. ' '
ENDS STRING OF -
FORTY ROBBERIES i
Bandits Slain on Side
Road As They Attempt
ed to. Rob Car Manned
By -Authorities.
i
' T1COIU, JUiy 33 (Dr-TM .DOOMS ,
of two parked' automobile bandits, ' -
officers" last ntght, were lying on a '
Blab In a morgue as police endea
vored today to establish their lden .
tlty and sought to effeot the capture
of a third man,' driver of the bandits',
ear, who sped away, from the scene
of the. shooting as his companions
fell; victims of a cleverly prepared '
police trap. ". ' c1,, ; ' ( i.
The police officers who terminated !
the careers of the two bandits1, be
lieved to be the sanWmen who' have ,
perpetrated 40 or -more parked - car
robberies in the Slxtb avenue dtstrlat 1
In the last few weeks, were Sergeant ' .
Larry 'Amundson and Off leer 'Percy '
Oregg, with. Detective John. Paulson .
acting as .'decoy. ' I . . ; ;V .'': !.';
wo Officers Concealed.-' ..'- ,-.;-;
The bandits, were slain, on a side' ,
road : as -they attempted 'to' rob." -parked
curtained automobile In which '
sat Detective Paulson.-. Sergeant ;
Amundson was lying in. the grass at .
one side'and In front' of. the, police
car. Officer Oregg was concealed In
a clump of brush at the rear of. the'':
oar.' . . .-, ,. . ..
"I heard a car pull up' at'the edge ,
fit fchft rnArl nnri wmiMn. HAlrf. 'UnlrM -it. l.
shooting. . - ;. .-.''frV-i ,i
-.4 "Then I heard footsteps, and; ijiw ,'...
two .men walking towards the-'cv;;!n4
loaned?' anatne' ocner replied, yep," .. -.The
reply . was ' Let's . go'and' tneJf-.y
walked up to the aide of the car." '
Detective Paulson-' sai- In the rear ''
(Continued on Page Six) ' '
COWS MILKED ;
BY TELEGRAPH i
. GAINESVILLE, F'la., July 23 (1
Florida experiment station here iq-day-
, . V'
It was another case of necessity
mothering Invention.. The ' milking - ;
machine broke down. A spring in
tion to alternate from front to rent . ,
The part could be replaced but It
had to be ordered from New York.
Meanwhile there wore 30 cows to be
milked.
Then Jonnle Wilson, campus elefc
trlclan at the nxpertment station 'of
the University of Florida groutids, , .
went to work. He took an ordinary
telegraph ticker and connected it
with the pulsator so that it would
make a break In the current that al- .
ternatea the auction.
By operating the ticker at a speed
of 45 to 48 times a minute, Just -as
though he were sending a message
over the wire he caused the milking -machine
to do Its morning . work
nicely.
War Veterans May
Obtain Bonus Loans
PORTLAND, July 23 War veU
crans of Oregon may now receive -immediate
loans of up to 50 per cent
on their compensation certificates, '
with no more tro?le than simply
providing proper Identification.- The
Interest rate has been reduced front
4 to 3 per cent. About . 2600
veterans will be eligible In Oregon. 1
An amendment to the veterans act ;
signed Wednesday by President Hoo- '
ver. removed the restriction which
provided that the applicant for the
loan must have had his certificate
two years be for o making such ap-'
plication.
The United States National bank
here and Its affiliated banks In the
state, has charge of making the pay
ments. Wheat Today
OIIICAOO, July 33 (IP) Indepen
dent strength In corn helped cereals
average a little higher today.
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska advices Indicated 1B32 corn
crop deterioration much In excess of
the usunl amount shown during the
last ten years. Only scattered show
ers In the corn belt were reported, ,
and lower tomperaturcs woro Ignored.
Corn closed unsettled, at the same
.is yesterday's finish to Ho higher,
wheat He off to V,a up, oats un
changed to Ho lower and provisions
varying from 2 cents decline to s '
rise of 16 cents. ! i