CITY EDITION
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Only Newspaper
Printed in La Grande
Covering Union and '
Wallowa Counties
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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1932
CANTS RN OHMGON'8 LiKAJJlNO VBW8PAPHR
NUMBER 296,
Zook Warned by Joe Purine
ABOLISHMENT
OF BOARD IS
HELD FORTH
State Senator Advises Ak
ron University Head Out-
side, Man Not Wanted.
DECLARES ACT NO
PERSONAL ATTACK
Dr. Zook Going to Eugene
- Today to Inspect the
University of Oregon
. and Meet Burfch.
PORTLAND,. Aug. 13 (iR - Dr.
George, Frederick Zook, president of
Arkon university. Invited to Oregon
witl, view to his becoming chan
cellor of the state's, system of higher
educuUon( was to go to Eugene today
to Inspect the university campus, and
confer with Albert Burch, of Med ford,
chairman of the unification com
mittee of the board of higher educa
tion. , ' .
Dr. Zook will motor south with Dr.
' E. B. Lindsay, secretary of the board.
They will stop at Albany to confer
with P. E. Calllster, another board
member. Before returning to Port
land Monday Dr. Zook will visit Cor
vaUis .and Monmouth.
State Senator . Joe E. Dunne, who
several weekB ago sent Dr. Zook a
telegram advlBlng him. not to come
to Oregon, sent the educator a let
ter which, he received, today urging
htm to disregard any Inclination be
might .have to accept the chancellor
ship "because any action taken by
the board, which has Invited, you here
will bo nullified by abolishment of
the board at the next session of the
Oregon legislature, and all acts done
In its. name will be cancelled."
-Continuing, Dunne said "You could
not sustain an action in court be
cause you are now notified and could
not approach court with clean hands.
XXX.
'Thp people of the state are deter
mined an: Oregon man shall head our
institutions no matter what somp
member' or membersi o the "board
may think, and we intend to be
heard. , ' ., i
"'I am partisan for an Oregon man,
not a partisan for an individual and
will labor constantly to accomplish
such a result. The pledges to assure
this- action and to accomplish the
results above are now given me and
I can assure you that even if yon
consent to take the place and are
elected, you will never sit as chan
cellor. "Please bear In mind that this Is
no a personal attack nor affront to
you as, an individual; It wouldn't
make a bit of difference who came;
we will not permit this board to jam
down the throats of the people' of
Oregon any man from the outside.
"Take due notice and govern your
self accordingly." " .
6 TRANSIENTS
FREED FRIDAY
IN SMITH CASE
Six or the transients held here
since the killing of Eldon L. Smith,
Union Pacific railroad detective, at
Hllgard a week ago Thursday night.
Were rclcasod from custody Friday af
ternoon, ' according to information
from the sheriff's office.
Five transients remain in the coun
ty Jail, to be held ponding develop
ment in the case. "The search for
"Shorty," a transient believed to bo
corthected with the slaying, Is con
tinuing. Democrats To Form
Pendleton League
PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 13 VP)
A Pendleton chapter of the Young
Democratic league will be formed
here. It was announced today follow
ing the visit of William Gosslln. presi
dent of the state league. R. Wayne
8tevens. treasurer, and John J. Ore
den, publicity director, were confer
ring with younger Democrats here
today In the hope of adding to the
proposed one million militant mem
bers by Nov. 8.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and
Sunday, but cloudy or foggy
on the coast; warmer In the
interior Sunday; moderate
northwest winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 58 above.
Minimum: 44 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 74, minimum; 45
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy,
range 29 degrees.
WEATHER Al'O. 13, 1031
Maximum 87, Minimum 60
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 87
degrees.
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Boys Will End -Camp
At Resort
Sunday Morning
Breakfast Will be.. Final
Meal at Wallowa Lake
Campfire Ceremonies
Held Friday.
After two weeks of work and play
the boys at the Win t Iowa lake camp
will return to La Grande tomorrow.
The breaking of camp 1b scheduled
to take place Sunday morning Im
mediately after breakfast, and their
bedding and equipment will be
brought home on a truck furnished
by Hal Bohnenkamp and by their
parents. It Is urged by the camp
committee that as many as possible
of the boys parents plan to go after
their own sons since a large number
have no means of transportation and
the truck will be heavily loaded.
Friday evening the honor campfire
ceremonies were held and various
camp and scouting awards were made.
Several passed their Junior and senior
life saving teste and others relieved
themselves of their "sinkers badges,",
the names to be released after their
return to La Grande. Keen compe
tition also marked the tent contest
which was conducted through the
past iwo weeks. '
Three, new boys were enrolled for
the last week, Dell Kennedy, George
Rousch and Billy Frees. '
Harvey Carter, of La Grande, was
director of the camp and was assist
ed by an enthusiastic group of eagle
scouts and others.
Sage Hen Open
Season Ushers
In Nimrod Sport
Less than two more days, and East
ern Oregon's annual hunting season,
one of the outstanding sports of the
year, will get under way. -'
Hunters, who have been content so
far this season with trapshootlne.
squirrel hunting, etc., are oiling up
their weapons for an attack on the
sage hen population of the county,
beginning Monday morning with the
opening of the seaoon.
Sage hens- are- fairly plentiful this
season, it is reported, and hunters are
eagerly awaiting the time to-gti out
after them.' The season opens Aug.
r16 and closes Aug, 26, with hunfeug
allowed on both the opening and clos
ing day. - -i i t 'ji i
The grouse season recently was an
nounced by Game WRrden Frank Os
mond as opening Aug. 20 and con
tinuing until Sept. 20. However, no
announcement of open seasons has
been made generally by the state
game commission. In phamplet form.
It Is understood that some sections
of Eastern Oregon arc anxious to
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Prink Callison
Optimistic As
To Grid Outlook
According to football etiquette, s
coach never brags about his prospects,
but P. R. Callison, football mentor at
the University of Oregon, states he
is planning on staging a good fight
during the coming season with 11 or
12 of last year's lettermen and a
number of good prospects, from the
1031-32 freshman team vicing for
first string honors. "Prink," accom
panied by Tom Stoddard, former La
Grander and assistant graduate man
ager, Is in La Orande today calling
on university alumni dlscutalng foot
ball prospects.
The freshman players of last year
are a little green for coast conference
games, but will put up a stiff fight
against any team, he believes. U. of
O. va. Santa Clara college will Du
played in Eugene on October 1, while
the Webfoots will meet the Washing
ton and U. C. L. A. aggregations In
Portland. Nine cames have -been
scheduled, six of which are conference
contests.
Police Puzzled
By Weird Death
DENVER, Aug. 13 VP) Circum
stances of the weird death of Dr.
Hugh Powell, 33-ycar-old prominent
Denver dentist, whose nearly nude
body was found hanging from a den
tist chair In his office here, puzzled
authorities today.
The body, with nothing on but a
pair of women's black silk stockings
and a new pair of women's shoes was
found last night after his wife be
came alarmed when he failed to come
home for dinner.
A towel was tied to the head rest
of the dentist chair and suspended
his body by his chin. Police orflccr
Charles Burns In charge of the In
vestigation said that If It was a case
of suicide It was the strangest case
of self-destruction In the annals of
the Denver police department.
Mercury Drops To
45 At Pendleton
PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 13 ("
The temperature dropped sharply
here again last night, touching 45
degrees after a fairly warm day In
which the mercury hovered in the
80s. Tho weather turned warmer to-.
EARLY ACTION
ON WET BILL
HELD LIKELY
Senate Republicans Intend
to Get Busy on the
18th Amendment
DECEMBER VOTE
ON REPEAL SEEN
Pending Motion and Pio
posal is One Advanced
By Senator Glass, Vir
ginia Democrat,
' liy Francis M. Stephen Ron
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (P) Spur
red by President Hoover's call for
prohibition reform, leaders of the
senate Republican majority Intend to
go to work on the eighteenth amend
ment at the coming December ses
sion. f '
Senator McNary, of Oregon, the as
sistant Republican leader, says the
order of business when the senate
reconvenes is a vote of taking up
prohibition repeal.
The pending motion and proposal
Ir. one advanced by Senator Glass
(D., Va.). The Virginia Democrat as
serted last night that Mr. Hoover'B
prohibition recommendation , "Is
Identical with the proposal offered
by me." He facetiously denied writ
ing this section of the president's
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DONOUGH EXPECTS
DEMOCRATIC -WIN
Oregon Party Chairman
Writes to Martin Fitz
gerald From New York
. "Unless conditions change material
ly, Hoover will bo defeated' as badly
as Taft In lDia,"' Carl C.'Donough,,
Oregon state Democratic chairman,
writes to Martin Fitzgerald, delegate
from the second congressional dis
trict to the recent convention In Chi
cago. Mr. Donough Is in New York
City for conferences with James A.
Farley, national chairman.
"Have met a number of Republi
cans," he adds, "who say Roosevelt
will carry such states as Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Nebraska, etc."
Mr. Donough is quoted in the New
York Times as asserting "that the
prospect of Democratic success -In his
state- was so bright that he had no
hesitation in declaring that Its elec
toral vote would be cast for Roosevelt
and Garner.
"I believe Roosevelt will carry both
Oregon and Washington," Mr. Don
ough said. "Roosevelt Is very popu
lar In both states because of his pub
lic record and his progresslvlsm.
"Of course, . Oregon Is Republican
by registration and has not cast Its
vote for a Democratic nominee for
president since 1012. However, there
is now a strong feeling in Oregon
for a change, which was expressed
two years ago by the election of an
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SWIM WEEK TO
OPEN SUNDAY
AT POOL HERE
Red Cross swim week will open to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 at Crystal
Plunge when Dr. W. K. Ross will
lecture on arttflctal respiration as
sisted by llfesavers who will demon
strate. Miss Louise Kennedy, exam
iner, and Woodrow-Damerell, Arthur
Steffen and Ben(Ocsterllng, llfesavers,
will be the assistants.
During the coming week classes for
beginners, Junior, senior and ad
vanced swimmers will be conducted
at 0:30 a. m., 1:30, 3:00 and 7:30 p.
m. Swim week is sponsored jointly
by tho Red Cross and Lions club.
Refuse
Martial Law Proclaimed in Chile;
Short-Lived Rebellion Put Down
SANTIAGO. Chile, Aug. 13 Vfi
Martial law was proclaimed through
out Chile today after police and sol
diers had put down a short-lived re
bellion against tho government by
400 students of the University of
Chile.
The government explained that the
proclamation of martial law was a
precautionary measure.
A police aorf leer, a student and a
boy bystander were known to have
been killed In the hour and a half
battle last night -and there were un
confirmed reports that five others
were dead. Twenty were wounded.
The students seized the university
buildings, demanding the restoration
of Col. Marmaduke Orove as head
of the government Instead of Carlos
VEILED HINT
FOR LENIENCY
ON WAR DEBT
British and Canadians
Make Definite Bid,
Americans Believe. .
RETURN TO GOLD
BASIS FAVORED
In Meantime, British
Newspapers C r i t i c i ze
Hoover's Reference to
Debts and Tariffs.'
By Frank I. Wcller
OTTAWA, Out., Aug. 13 VP) tAmerl
cans observing the work of the Im
perial conference Interpreted a final
report of the monetary committee to
day as a definite bid for continuation
of currency on a gold basis and for
leniency by the United Btates In set
tlement of war dobta.
The report was prepared for the
plonary session expected to end the
conference next Thursday.
"Tho conference," the report said,
"recognized that the ultimate aim
of a monotary policy should be tho
restoration of a satisfactory inter
national standard." It added that
trying to achieve low interest rates
and an abundanco of short-torm
money for restoration of trade should
not be predicated on "Inflationary
creation of additional means of pay
ment to finance public expenditures."
Uold Not Mentioned
'Gold was not specifically mention
ed, but Americans read into It a sug
gestion that a new par value be estab
lished on a gold basis for depreciated
eirtplre currency.
The report recommended creation
of an area of stability among coun
tries regulating their currencies in
relation to sterling and avoidance of
wide day-to-day fluctuations be
tween sterling and gold.
' It said also that a rise In the gen
eral level of wholesale prices was the
most desirable means for facilitating
such a result, but that international
aotlon was urgently necessary in that
connection.
This was Interpreted as bringing
the United States directly Into the
. ; (Continued os. rage Four;
HEAVY CUT IN
U. S. EXPENSES
IS PREDICTED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (ff At
least another $800,000,000' reduction
In federal expenses Is expected of the
next session of congress by the cham
ber of convnierce of the United
States.
Henry I. Harrlman, president of the
chamber, said so in a statement to
day as the executive committee of
the non -governmental agency met.
Federal appropriations for this year
are 9800,000.000 less than those for
last year, he said, adding:
"Analysis of the appropriations
made by congress for the current fis
cal year x x x makes it clear that
It Is reasonable to expect congress
during the coming-winter x x x to
reduce them - further by at least
xxx $800,000,000."
Flames Do Damage
In Walled Manila
MANILA, Aug. 13 (II Piro swept
through three blocks of the old
walled city of Manila tonight, de
stroying the buildings of the Insular
bureau of public works, two colleges,
the Atcneo mfuseum and other struc
tures antedating the American re
gime. The loss was estimated as high
at $5,000,000.
Smith 8 Son Weds
Schenectady Girl
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Aug. 13 (ff)
Police held back a crowd which
filled the Church of the Immaculate
Conception to overflowing today 'or
the wedding of Walter, youngest son
of former Governor Alfred E. Smith,
to Miso Florence E. Watson, of Sche
nectady. The former governor, his wife and
members of their family occupied a
front section of the church.
Hitler's
Da Vila. Col. Grove was a colleague
of Senor Davila In the first socialist
revolution several weeks ago, but was.
outed by a counter-revolt.
Two reglmonts of troops were called
out Immediately and ft red upon the
students. As soon iw the firing be
gan the students abandoned their
barricades and fled. All but 60 of
them were captured.
Before the soldiers arrived, a com
pany of police had rushed the ad
ministration building and made pris
oners of 36 of the students after a
sharp battle.
An officer of the carlblneern was
killed during an exchange of snip
ing between the police and the stu
dents, who fired from the windows of
the university building.
U.S. Divers Sweep Olympics
THEY TOOK'THE 100-METER HONORS
These girls took tlie three top places In the 100-meter free style
finals at the Los Angeles Olympics. Left to right, llelene Madison,
U. S. A., first; WUIemlJntJe den Ouden, Holland, second; Elouior '
Uurattl-Havllle, U. 8. A., third. : . . ' " ,
Union Officers
Carry Insurance
It. 1 TtM 1
iviuraer
OHIOAOO, Aug. 13 VP) Chicago's
long and bitter fight against the
gangster today was marked by a new
development Insurance against mur
der byhoodlums.
Officials of the milk drivers' union,
which gangsters are reported to have
threatened with Invasion, aro the men
imnui '.'.:v--'-.-,'.
'Theunion voted to pay16,000 out
of Its 1800,000 fund to the family of
any of Its officers killed by hoodlums.
The money Is payable within 24 hours
of ouch a crime.
- So far as could be learned, it. was
the first time In tho history of Chi
cago's struggle against tho racketeer
and tho gunman that it was deemed
necessary to Insure the families of
labor leaders against the possibility
of gangster guns.
The Chicago Dally Tribune said It
was understood the fund was Intend
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F. C. Heffron, Dry,
Enters Campaign
EUGENE, Aug. 13 (P) tCampaign
lng as a bone-dry independent Re
publican, F. C. Heffron, Eugene at
torney, will oppose James W.' Mott,
Republican, and Harvey Starkweath
er, Democrat, for congressman from
the first Oregon district.
Heffron announced his candidacy
Friday. He said he will support Presi
dent Hoover in everything except his
stand on prohibition. Before coming
to Oregon Heffron was attorney gen
ernl of North Dakota.
Mott defoated the veteran Congress
man Will I a C. Hawloy In tho May
primary for tho Republican nomina
tion, and Btarkwoathor worn from W.
A. Delzell of Salem.
Ben Sholdslrom
Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Ben Sholdstrom
will bo held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at tho chapel of Walkera
Funeral Homo with Rev. Edwin Brach-
cr In charge of tho services. Burial
will be In Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Sholdstrom was killed earlier
this week In an automobile accident
on tho highway Just wost of La
Orande.
Request
Von Hindenburg
Keeps von Papen
As Chancellor
BERLIN. Aug. 13 UP) Presldont
von Hindenburg talked for 18 min
utes this afternoon with Adolf Hit
ler, head of tho National Socialist
party, and announced after tho con
ference that the present cabinet
under Chancellor Franz von Papon
will remain In office.
Hitler reiterated his demand that
on the strength of his party's power
In the relchstag he be mado chancel
lor of Oermany.
The president refused "for moral
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OPPOSES GRAIN
TRADE PRACTICES
Max Gehlhar Protesting
Against rresent bmut
ting, Discount Charges
SALEM. Aug. 13 VP) Although,
Max dehlhar, director, of agriculture.
announced ho would, bo unable-to at
tend tlw . mooting '6f gTaln.v growers
and dealers at, Pendleton today, he
did ask their co-operation in a oonv
pie to investigation of grain, trade
practices. ;.'.
In a telegram to David H. Nolson,
of Pendleton, Inst night Gehlhar In
dicated strongly that the department
was opposing present smutting and
discount charges.
"Discounts used by tho grain trade
are In cents per bushel the same rate
as when wheat was high," Gehlhar's
telegram read. "This works a special
hardship on account of the light
wheat this year. ; Fifty-two pound
wheat discount Is 12 conts.
"I am also advised that the grain
trade Is making smutting and ware
house charges In excess of tho rates
fixed by this department. Municipal
warehouses at Astoria and Portland
adopted our schedule, but others are
charging In excess."
MKKTINO TONIGHT
PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 13 ff
Prominent whoat ranchers of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho were ex
pected hero tonight for a meeting
with congressional delegations, busi
ness leaders and bankers In the hope
of obtaining general support of their
dollar wheat plan.
Invitations wore sent to senators
and ropronontatlvos of tho three
states but It was not known defi
nitely today how many would attend.
Representatives Butler of Oregon and
Summers of Washington Bont word
they would ho hero.
The plan to obtain (1 a bushol for
wheat already Is being followed gen-
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NEW MINISTER
TO HAITI IS
NAMED TODAY
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (At ifcsl-
dent Hoover today appointed Norman
Armour, of New Jersey, to be minister
to Halt).
Amour Is 43 yearn old, a graduate
of Princeton university and a career
man In the dlplomntlo service.
Beginning his professional career as
a lawyor, Armour entered the dlplo
matlc servlco In 1013. Since 1028 he
has been counsellor of the American
embassy In Paris.
Professor's Wife
Hurl in Accident
MED FOHD. Ore., Aug. 13 UP) Mrs
James H. Gilbert of Eugene, wlfo of
Dean Ollbert of tho University of
Oregon, suffered severe head Injuries,
cuU on tho face find body and
fractured knr-o last night when her
automobile, driven by her daughter,
Madeline, eraahed Into another car
on tho Crater Lake highway 15 miles
from Med ford.
A tire on the Ollbert car blow out,
causing It to swervo Into a machine
drlvon by W, W, Olll, of Los Ang.ios,
Mrs. Ollbert was on her way to Union
creek to visit friends over tho wek
end. She was taken to a hospital
here whero her condition was said to
be serious although there were satis
factory signs of Improvement.
Urge De Valera
To Proclaim An
i Irish Republic
Mere Abolition of Oath of
Allegiance to King
George Fails to Satisfy
Army Organ.
DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Aug. IS
VP) Eamon De Valera, president of
the Free State, was beleaguered from.
two sides today to deolare the In
dependence of a republic of Ireland.
The An Fhoblacht, organ ot the
Irish Republican army, an unofficial
organization which demands inde
pendence, said In an editorial head
ed "An Emphatic Answer to De Va
lera," that the mere abolition of the
oath of allegiance to King Oeorge
would not alter the Republican position'.'-
The Irish Republican army," the
editorial continued, - "has entered
solemn compact to guard and defend
the1 Irish republic against all enemies,
foreign and domestic, and It cannot
lay ' down its arms or rest until the
republic la a reality."
At, the same time the newspaper
United Irishmen, organ of former
President William T. Coegrave, con-
servatlve leader, attacked De Valera
as aotlng Uloglcally In not declaring
a republic.
Such a procedure, It said, "would
certainly be damaging, but would
probably be less so than De Valera's
policy, of governing the Free State
by . a sort of . conspiracy with the
Irish Republican' army." - - -
Both, incidents followed the an-
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Courts May Get
"Last Word" In
Walker Decision
ALBANY, N. Y Aug. 13 VP) The
courts, and hot Oovernor Roosevelt
may have the last word in the Walker
ease,
That the defense Intends to turn
to the courts If the governor's deci
sion . is against Mayor Walker has
been Indicated by the legal' excep
tions taken to two of Mr, Roosevelt's
rulings at the hearing on the charges
against the mydr. if. wow .
The defense has challenged the
governor's right to scrutinize the
mayor's first term and also his ad
mission of , Hofstadter committee
findings as evidence. John J. Cur-
tin, Walker's attorney, took excep
tions yesterday -' on both these
grounds, -
There was no hint as to how
such an appeal would be taken.
The governor has been reported as
Intending to give his decision in- the
Walker case before going on any. ex
tended campaign trip In the Inter
ests, of his presidential candldaoy,
and. litigation might delay his deci
sion even beyond the November eleo
tlon .
The hearing Was In recess today
until . Monday. Governor Roosevelt
was In Hyde park and Mayor Walker
had gone to Now York. Mrs, Walker,
who has been 111, remained at her
Albany hotel. The strain of the first
daysi hearing, Thursday, which she
attended, was more than she had ex
pected
Kidnaping Theory
' 'Dropped by Police
WARSAW, Poland, Aug. 13 VP) Po
lled;' after a night spent In seeking
a man they bollovod kidnaped flve-ycar-old
Patricia McMlllln, daugh
ter"' of United BtatoB Consul Stewart
B; McMlllln, of Lawronco, Kn said
today they bellovcd the child had
merely been lost and found.
SWo dfcappoarod yoslorday In a
publlo park whero sho had gone with
a nursemaid to play. Found a lew
hours later In a shop, she said she
had beon takon from, the park by a
man.
Police said they believed Patricia
had strayed away and the man was
a pedestrian who tried to show her
the way homo, but was baffled by ln
ability to understand English.
Tiny Frogs Invade
Vancouver, Wash.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 13 VP)
Unheralded. JtheTteason for the strange
and unprecedented migration a mys
tery, hundreds of thousands of tiny
frogs Invaded Vancouver today.
' Highways and strcete within the
city and to the east wero swarming
with the little creatures and motor
ist on the Evergreen highway said
the frogs were so thick over some
sections as to give tho appearance
that tho highway wo In motion.
He Watched Guards
Hunt For His Body
CHICAGO, Aug. 13 UP) Unlike
Mnrk Twain, Kenneth Eckholt, 11,
nevor read his own obituary notice,
but he had a lot of fun anyway.
He disappeared on tho shoro of
Lake Michigan yesterday, and a com
panion reported he had been drowned.
For two hours ho watched fire
men, life guards, coast guards and
police grapple for his supposedly
drowned body. In the excitement
nobody noticed he was on of the
Interested spectators.
SWEEP MADE
IN ALL FOUR
COMPETITIONS
Harold Smith First in
High Platform Diving, '
Contests Today. 1
GALITZEN SECOND !
AND KURTZ THIRD
Fourth Sweep; Sends Am
erican Team Back Into
Point Lead With 65 to ;
Japan's 56. , . . :',' .i . ;
OLYMPIC SWIMMING; STADIUM, '
Los Angeles, Aug. 13 VP) Harold - -(Dutoh)
Smith brought the high
platform diving championship of the .
tenth Olympiad to the United States .
today aa Unele Sam's trio of acrobats -
swept the event. It was the fourth
clean sweep for America's divers, in
the current games. Smith's winning
total was li.80. : . ;, yi ', ..
Mickey Riley Oalltaen, who ' won
the springboard championship a few
days ago, finished second,' only a '
fraction of a ' point behind with ',
134.38, Frank Kurtz was third with
131.98 point. .' - . . . ,.
' America's sweep sent Its team back ''
into the point lead with a total at ' '
65, while Japan was unable to better . '
Its total of 68. , This was not. ex-',
peoted .to stand through .the after- ''
noon, however, with the . Japanese V
heavy favorites to win both the 1500 '
meter free style and 300 meter breast ;
stroke finals., ' " '. '
. " - , ' :'''l
V. 8. D1VEKS SUPREME r : '- '.
Regardless ot whether the Japanese',,
aquatlo team takes . tlie. Olympics '
title from the American- team;' -the
outcome of today's; .diving - evsnts.-,
leaves the American f diving ,, team,
with a "grand slam.". .V'
- In all four diving events, the men's Z
and women's 'springboard' and1 high' !
(Contlnutd ori.Pam Pour) .'
RALPHFORBES'
GETS DIVORCE:
FROM ACTRESS
HARRISON, N; It, AoY 18 .VP)
Ruth Chatterton, octrees who' was
divorced yesterday from Ralph Forbes,
was married shortly after noon today
to Oeorge Brent, movie - actor,- at:
Harrison, N. Y. ..
- - .- i't .
MINDHN, Nev., Aug. 13 (IP) An-.
other shattered actor-actress comance
that of Ruth Chatterton and Ralph
Forbes was sealed and filed away -in
the court records of this "Reno'
annex" divorce center today.
The decree was granted to Forbes .
yesterday after he made a quick auto-'
mobile trip from Reno, tiled hi com
plaint and went through the formal
ity of a hearing before Dlstrlot Judge
Edgar Eather. Judge Eather then or
dered all papers in the case sealed..- ''
Two attorneys, Oeorge A .Bartlett, ;
of Reno, and Walter E. Burke, .of .
Los Angeles, represented Mss Chat
terton at the hearing. The aotres
was reported to be In New York, '
Prevloua plans, the. attorneys Intl- ,
mated, wero for a friendly arrange
ment along the UneB of the recent
Ann Harding-Harry Bannister divorce,'
Motor Company
Official Drowned
CHATHAM, Out., Aug. 13 VPtXMJ
A. Graham, 45, socretary-treasurer of
the Graham-Paige Motor company ot
Detroit, drowned today in McGregor's
creek. . . , , r
Police said witnesses told them Gra
ham had returned to his hotel after
attending a church service. He re
mained there only a few minutes be
foro he ran out and Jumped Into tho
creek.
The body was recovered 30 minutes
later. .
FILM PLAYER AT KLAMATH
KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 13 VP)
Wallace Beery, the film player, ac
companied by Mrs, Beory, loft the lo
cal airport thl morning before S
o'clock for an unnamed destination.
He said ho might visit Crater Lake
but took off toward'Mt. Shasta. Beery,
piloting hi own plane, arrived last
night.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Aug. 13 VP) Unable to
stem a decided downward trend,
whoat tumbled in the lost hall hour
of trading today.
Advances were difficult to main
tain, and served but to bring about
Increased pressure to sell. Stop lr
orders wero forced into execution, d.
spite prospect of a further decree
of the amount of wheat on ocean
passage to Importing countries.
Wheat closed unsettled a 1140
under yesterday's finish, corn V Vio
off, oats at V4 H decline, and pro
vision unchanged to a setback of 39
cent.