La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 15, 1932, City Edition, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text' I !' '.if Monday, August 15, 1932 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Pago Four Hit'. i f DJDCAIL l,eave ilopllal - "''' Mrs. B. P. Morrison and her daugh """"'W, Nellie, left the Bouvy hospital " Saturday and returned to their home at Flora. Was Morrison has been I!"llt' receiving eye treatmjent there, tj.r f' ,ij.iTo Tour cullfornlu Mra. C. Lloyd Walch. May Bean. M"M Miss Barbara Hlatt and Jeff Bean ex '"pect ,tfl leave tomorrpw for q two .iM weeKa, toiir through Central Oregon -and SoutherniCAlJornift-,. . . , ,h-n - ' f , . , JiK!oJn iortlanU ",J Dr, C, It. Gllatrap Is expected to ,M return this evening from Portland u.i wiierp ho accompanied Mra. B. O. Ma dlll, who went there by ambulance for special treutment,' ., .. i i -Oimrd To Irll ! Company E, 180th Infantry, Oregon .tiHVi nailcnal guard, will meet tonight for 0; li'clOBfl order d.rlll; automatic rifle In struction . , by, Privates Frsf Class MaurlCQ York, Bill Runyan qnd Adam Lolghtonj ematt. bore range firing, by Sergeant Howurd Glenn and Corporal Gilf Edwin Brlggs, and Bcoutlng and pa- ' trolling by Lieutenant Jesse V. An drews. The guardsman wjl:meet at 7:30 at the urmory, Met . J nop : Tiio educational committee of the '-La Orando chamber of commerce- met this noon at the Sacajawoa Inn and d lscussed tho feasibility of appoint ing n county-wide committee to work 1fWin opposition to the Zorn-MjcPhcr-aon bill for the consolidation of the University, of . Oregon and Oregon iJStato .college. H, 15. Brady is Chair 's, IIIUU UI WW VUIIUIUKI'L-- M W -IIUHI- f ber of conwuorco and fitated, follow-, fug tho meeting, that tho committee members will be appointed soon. I,cvc!H im OniiidP-- Mrs. Edward Arrowsmlth and daughter,: Carolyn Raye, who have : - sperit tho lost several dnys visiting m vhcr parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley t 'Smith, left last night to return to '.i thnlp hnmit In PnrLluitfl. SSPFrbni' Npttkane Y-' Mr. and Mrs. E. Harlton, of Spo kane, were weekend visitors In La Grande with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Mc Faddcn. Mr. Hurl ton also transacted business while here. VlfllllllR ,- tludgo G. P. Bklpworth, circuit Judge from Eugene, and his son, Hor- old, spent tho past weekend visiting r' "In, La Grande with Jeff Bean at his Mhbmo. They spent one day at Wol qlown lako and returned to their homo ' .via Central Oregon: , . ,, 7 Return pr. and Mrs. C. W. Erwln nnd -.1 daughter, MJss Eva Jano, returned to ' -' day from, a week spent at Oregon City, Stevenson, Wash., and Govern ment Spring, Wash. a Kherlmrd Home MUm Margaret Cuntmilngs of Klam ath Falls, Is a guest at tho home of Meter. Dorothy Eberhard. on route to hpi' homo In Klamath Falls. MIbh Cummlngti has been working at the Djamond-and-a-Half dudo ranch near 'Baker this summer, and during tho next winter will teach In the music .department of tho Clatskanic, Ore., schools. Miss Cummiugs attended the .University of Oregon whero Bbc was a, member of PI Beta Phi sorority with which Miss Ebcrhard also whs' affiliated. "I.envrw I'm Hawaii . Mluj Eleanor Cleaver, who has spent ttlie past two months visiting her par-; "W enta, Mr. and Mrs, H. H. Cleaver. left: I v this morning for Seattle from where .1 ho will oall tc Hawaii. Miss Cleaver1 j Is! a teacher In the schools In Hllo. j. and ooon will begin her third year that capacity. I.cvr lliwil(al y Mrs. Waldo Geddes Saturday left Itamp Wash at no per lit. All flat Work Ironed. Clullilng Just right (c Iron Try It Save your self your (iollii'H nnd your pocket hook. ' Modern Laundry IMIONK MAIN 77 pet'tluineler Specials for" 10 days. Wc will clean, oil and ndjiisl vnur speedo meter for $1.50. I.ilhrlrulc cable tnul lest lieud for 75 McDONAI.ll IvI.KCTIMC CO. Phono Main 7.1:1 1 148 Ailnnm DON'T FORGET TO 1MI0NR THAT WANT-AD YOU can quickly raise extra cash by selling some of those things you no longer need. A Want-Ad will find an answer to any of your wants, rilONK MAIN 600 i j .. laWlty Vir sii'iJ I- EDQDIEIPjr the Bt. Bllaibeth' hospital In Baiter where ahe underwent on operation, , At Wullowa Ijiko . Among the weekend guests at Wal lowa Lake were Mr. and Mra. Hal Bohnenkamp, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bohnankamp and Dr, and Mra. J, L, ibi. ... .it Ijiko Miss Amanda Zouel, MU Mabel Mnrlnn Ulna Mflhfl. DatV and MlEfl Mao Btcarne formed an InterestlnK group that spent yesterday at . Wal lowa Lake, , ' At llenirt Mr. and Mra. C. B. Ebcrhard. Miss Dorothy, their daughter. arKl Franklin, their son, apent yesterday at the Wallowa Lake cabin of Mr. and Mrs. j p. H. Oaulko, of Joseph. - . . From llnlw! ( W. B. Taylor, of Boise, Is In La Orando today on a business trip. Lion Mtt Thn i.innK Muh met todav at noon at tho Sncnjawea Inn and heard re ports by Fred Honnlnu and Haroiu Boone on the swimming pool which Ib being oporatcd by tho Lions club, and on swim week which opened thi.ro vestordav.. No entertainment program, waa provided. , i ...;,. ,. T Hruslcle Mlas PhylllB Petorson left yoster- tn uiulf. nt. nniirhnrt .with her aunt and undo, Mr. and- Mrs. John Dckkc", at the aearbart hotel, anu Willi her grandparents, Mr. anq mm. Fred Eumct, at Beasldo. Miss Potor on. the (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. G'lydo Petorson, graduated from tho La Orando High .school last spring and next winter plaits ,to enter the Eastern Oregon. Normal school. , To liolh , William M, Heughan left yester day for Boise, Idaho to accept a temporary position In a drug store there. (Mrs. Heughan and their daughter. Kan, remained in La Orande. VIsIIIiib Peter Thomason Is a visitor In La Grande for a few days and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Condlt. Mr. Thomason, who makes his home In Chicago, 111.., has been attending Oregon State college during the past winter, and plans fo return ipr the opening of school this fall. He Is aloo visiting ptlier relatives while here. , , . , '..vlt-i Woodrow Olcn, of Vole, who was injured when, a screw driver -penetrated his eyeball,.; left the Bouvy hospital today and" will spend, sevr oral days visiting friends In La rande. Ho now haB uso of his eyo. Ho will return to Vale. I'niin Twin Fnlls Dr. and Mrs. O. A. Ernes, of Tyflp. Falls, Idaho,; aro In La Grande ac companied by their laughter. Mrs. Ernes will remain at tjiu Bouvy hon pltnl f of , oyo, troatntcn., ., . .. . ; ., , In Piirtloml Miss Victoria Hutchinson Is spend ing two weeks In Portland visiting friends. . i. :i i visit Mrs. L. Larson and son. Fred Ainoro, who is a publicity director for the United States Navy, visited In La Orando with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. ndorson and; Mrs, Al Bay.. They are former rosltlontB of La Orando and were among prominent oarly pioneers. Visits riiiireli ! Eev. Morlo K. W. Holchcr. "Thayer Professor of Missions" Ban Francisco simluary of the l'resoyterian cnurcu, at San Ansclmo. Cal.. was a visitor at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning Borvlce, and led the congre gation In the morning prayer. Mr. llclchcr and Bev. Mr. Wale, of the local church, wcro for a number of years niembonj of tho Presbytery ol Waterloo. In tho Synod of Iowa. Mr. llclchcr has for somo time beon sup plying tho pulpit oj First Presbyter Ian church. Ban Franclscq. Slake Trip Dr. and Mrs. Francis Robliuan, o( Iowa City. Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Ilnblnnon are spending the week at Wallowa Lake. Dr. Uobl soti and his wife aro the guests of lilt; parents during tho similiter, and plan to leave early in September tor Iowa City whoro Dr. Boblnson is a professor at the University of Iowa. 1'nim Knterprlse , mish Autiruv Fordloo. of Enterunatv was a weekend visitor in Gnmdo, Like t lie WrM ' ICntluiHlostiu over the west, Mr. and Mrs, F. W. Avis, of aulvcstin, Trx.. arrived In La Grande and declared that tliey would be tempted to stay if they didn't have to get buck to Texas lo vole for Hoosevelt next full. They jipenl part of Sunday In La Cnuulo and then left for Western Oregon. ' , , , " I rum Arlington Mi. mid Mrs. C. Darnlelle. of Arlington, were weekend visitors hero. He is manager of the Arlli-ton hotel. tttliiruH Clair Newman returned to La Oiumlo hint uiKht after spending tho pant week vlHltlug hid parents near Ccrvnllls. He won accompanied by his sister, Miss Juanlta Newman, who will remain for a week's visit. Miss New man is a Mtudent in the Corvnlll.s High school. t.emt Mis. John Stoddard, of Baker, la A visitor nt the home of her parent, Mr. and Mvs. George Lyman. She was formerly Miss Lon Lyman. Hrturn ' '. Mr. and Mrs. Winchester H. Hole her returned late Saturday evening from a week's trip into the Wallowa Lake region und are guer.t at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nel son. They will remain in La Onmde until Saturday when they will leave for Now York city to make their homo. .. . . , lliilliling Permit ,L,,p. Terry received a permit Aug. 10 to erect a garage on AdamB be tween Cherry and Balm, the garage to cost 985. ' IIiiech (Jo Through . A fleet of. half a dozen buses, be lieved tq be of the type for use In lieu of street cars, passed through Lr. Orande yesterday morning en route to Boise. To Portland Mrs. B. c. Madlll, who has been critically 111 at the Orande Bonde hospital, was taken to Portland Sat urday by Mr. and Mrs. Lot Shodgrass and B. C. and Keith Madlll. Mr. and Mrs. Snodgrass returned f to ,La prande yesterday.. ,. . On Vacation Trl , Miss Alice Scott, teacher near Co qullle, Oro., and Miss Nora Clausen teacher at Drain, Ore., were to leave today In Miss Scott's car for a short visit along tho coast before starting their fall school work, It Is reported. ' KLAMATH OKHUTH IIII.L KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. IS IO A conquering hero's welcome was given Balph Hill, Klamath county boy and ex-University of Oregon distance run ner when he returned homo from the Olympic games today. Hill was a guest at a reception nnd tomorrow will loave for Chicago where he Will race again In the 6000- mctcr event with. Laurl Lelitlnen of Finland, who nosed him out In a dis puted run at tho Olympics. ORDER CARRIERS : TO CHANGE. RATE (Continued from Poge One) department's order Fred K. Baker, di rector of the aepartmeni,, sam uie How rates would have the effect of nullifying the so-called Columbia linatn il 1 Ifnmn t.n. lnntr 11 controver- s,. cuestlon between Portland t - Pntrpt. Rnimrl nortn. - I . the order directs the Northern Pa - Navigation company and the Spokane. Portland & Scuttle railway to place the lowered rates In effect ah or be foro Sept. 6, 1932. "The difference between Welling ton's position In this whole contro versy and tlmt of Oregon is that the Oregon public utilities commJsHloh. tho Portland chamber of commerce and tho Portland newspapers seek the differential only for the benefit of a few Portland grain exporters and for the gratification they feel In hav ing 'put something over on Seattle," Director Baker said. "There was not one word In the testimony to show tho' armors, either In Oregon or Washington, benefited by the differ ential. "On the other hand the Washing ton department of public works Is actuated by tho sole desjre to obtain auptljer largdr market for the farmers of Eastern Washington with equal rates. Tho record further shows the Puget Sound grain market Is usually higher than In Portland," Tho order, which sots up an Intra state tnrlff on grain and grain prod ucts moving between Washington ter ritory south of the Snnko river nnd PUget Sound ports, Vancpuver, Wash., and Long view was the' outcome of an Intcrstato commerce commission Hearing In Seattle during the early part of July. , : ' ' Tho heating was one of several held by the commission since It decided to reopen the western grain rnte case. Pending final determination of the entire case, the commission allowed the Columbia basin differential to remain In effect. yUUder tl3 dipferentlnj the rnte betweou territory south of the Snake liver In Washington and Portland is t,wo cents per 100 pounds lower than between the samp district and Puget Sound ports. LIBBY WANTED- TO Mnmn ahmii tire (he .srltliiRs mul the prlmipaln hi the real life drama which Kites l.llihy llnlmau, llrniuhf-ny Mues singer, a frujlc rolp which ttus her rihi I on the slug?. It uo at the lteuulilH estate at Wlnston-s nlcin. N, C, where Smith ltrvnold, wrnlthy yuuiif; litiabaml of the singer whs shot to ilnilh. LlhlivN fnthrr, Alfred llohtmu, an attitrney, Imiuedlalely came to IiIh daughter' defense. ' The gun nnd bullefs figuring In Lite tmgrily will he purl of the evidence umm) agahivt Ulltb y nnd Ab Walker, Indicted with her, when the two face trial. ' y Noel Thornton NEW YOltK Iibby Hnlman. snd volccd chantcuiM, wins her ambition to he a dramatic nctrcas In nn Ironic nnd tropic setting. The fnmoua ."torch slngor," whoe slumbroiw eyes and olive complexion won her nurdom on Broadway, has long expressed the desire to quit the revue stage and became another Katharine Cornel!, another Lcnore Ulric. indeed, she was busily studying the tines of what was to have been her fliot legitimate drama on that fateful nlflht when her young millionaire husband. Smith Reynolds, was dhi cover.d shot to death In his Wlr.rton. SaL'in ianslon. A promising future na a dram mil Commodities On The (Jain Again As Week Begins NEW YOHK Aug. 15 (iv-The rise In the stock market was resumed to day, after the sharp setback late last week. , Trading waa In small volume, and the advance was checked for a time during ,. the first hour, but toward midday prices came up .again, ex cedlng the bent levels of earlier morning, a somewhat firm opening In wheat; wa-3 helpful to shares. , Call money renewed at - per cent. Furm Implements and rails led the rl3e, Case getting up 4 points to 50. Issues up 2 or more Included Inter national ffarvester. New York Central, Union Pacific, Santa Fe, American Telephone and Chesapeake' Corp. , Wheat continued to attract much attention in the financial district. In the last hulf of last week, it lost roughly half Its extreme gain of around 10 cento a bushel from the Juno lows. Tho sag In wheat pre cipitated widespread profit taking in stocks, and camo at 0- time, when ag grcflfllve' bullish activity In that stnple hod been widely rumored. In foreign -'exchanges, ' the ' dollar stiffened at 'the opening. ' Sterling cables were quoted lu cent lower at 3.47. . , NKW YORK, Aug. 15 (JP) The se curities mnrketB found the upward track again today, after the slip back lato last week. The recovery developed some vigor In stocks lute although turnover of some 2,000,000 shares was smaller than for any full session In nearly two wCoks. 1 ' Share prices failed to : g-zt within striking distance of the high prices of the middle of lost week, but several Issues advanced $2 to more than $5. In bonds, several railroad Issues push od up Into new high ground for the In the Chicago wheat market helped lTTJS.t r st - f r J and bale higher. '32 OLYMPIC GAMES COME TO A CLOSE (Continued from Page One) mermaids continued their unbroken succession of team triumphs. All sections of' the United States contributed to the Jousting on d wide assortment of Olympic fronts, where tho fray was continuous and dazzl ing Track- and field stars of the American ' midlands, Including the great Jim Ban sell, of Kansas, "world record buster In the decathlon; Eddie Tolan, of Detroit, ' the double sprint klng; and Bill Corr, if his allegiance may bo1 switched for 'the moment from Pennsylvania to Arkansas, con tributed much to tho sweeping vic tories of on American toain that cap tured, altogether, 11 out of 23' men's events. TrxiiH Sends Ha be 1Hdrlkso.il -: . Texns sent tho redoubtable Babe Didrikson, double winner and world record breaker in women's traok and field sports, while the Pacific North west contributed Helenc Madison, enly double winner of the swimming j In Klamntli county were ordered re battle. Eastern stalwarts like Leo vtked today by the state game com Eexton and John Anderson asserted mission in sssslon hero, tlitlr supremacy In the weight tossing The commission met this morning duels, besides the' contribution' of .prior to a Joint session later in the Philadelphia's oarsmen to the na- day with members of the California lion's rowing triumph. The south's jccmmlBSlon and the directors of the Eddie Plynn, of Now Orleans,' gave a. Shasta Cascade Wonderland assocla skllful boxing exhibition that helped 'tlon. add another team victory to the big ! Tho revocation was based on the! list.' ' ' . understanding that the power com- Ac a climax California's unbeaten pany had granted tho Washington Pur eight-oared crew came along to beat Farms company the exclusive privilege' off Italy's- remarkable challenge' and! under in permit. This was regarded; moke safe another long-clierlshed Jas commercialization of the permit. BE A DRAMATIC ACTRESS; . . NOW SHE'LL PLAY TRAGIC ROLE IN COURT SCENE GUN AND Bill l rr-r. 1 . ' .,-b.TrlE!3- amm!immmimaJPA I If" -v- IKWi''1 -ii.. i 1 1 "f Ai. . A. II aclresH had been prophesied for Ubby. Her low throaty voice has a tenseness and ImpresslvencAv that Is strongly reminiscent of both Ml si Cornell and the late Jennne Eup?U. The several years in which sne bnskfd In the Itinlto lights as one ot the foremost and highest paid "blurs' singer was only a period of marking time far her while ahe waa studying to achieve her real desire a ocrlous actnsa In a serious drama. Now charged with the death of her husband, she stands the central fig ure In as dramatic a situation as ev?r has been portrayed on the stage. Yesterday a beautiful, happy star enjoying the adulation of two con tinent today, a pathetic figure In bl.uX, preparing for the last act of Item of American supremacy. It was enly by the fleeting margin of one fifth of a second that the Americans won trie big boat race; with- Canada and Great Brltaln'a close third and fourth, but t 'was enough to keep intact their pwn and their country's undefeated' record in this competi tion. One of HlRgeMt Thrills The finish of this crew race,' over the 2000-meter course at Long Beach, Saturday afternoon, gave 60,000 spec tators one of the biggest' thrills of the whole games. All the way It was so cloao that the outcome always was In doubt. ' Italy's final spurt, shoving their shell slightly ahead, seemed the winning thrust until the Callfornlans answered with a mighty effort to get their boat over the line scarcely mora than a foot In front. For Americans,' It was one of. the Indelible Olympic pictures left by the competitive whirl. Just as the triumph of Japan's swimmers meant a new place In the sporting sun for their- country, the record-breaking 1500-meter victory of Luigt Beccall marked an1 unprecedented advance for Italy's footracers, and the sensa tional marathon conquest of Juan Carlos Zabala furnished a new ath letic thrill for the Argentine, ' llerlfti Next Host For tho celebration of the next Olympiad, ot Berlin In 1030, the rec ord books have been almost com? pletely rewritten In swimming ancj track sports, by the mast astonishing succession of performances ever seen in international competition. Due to a variety of causes, chiefly tho com petitive pace and the favorable con ditions, Olympic records fell in 25 of the 29 track and field events for men and, women and In ten of the 11 swimming races, ' Eleven world (ecords, all told, wcro toppled in track and field events and two more In the Olympic pool. Records, too, were shattered'' for attendance in every Olympic port, with track and field alone drawing nearly half of the aggregate paid at tendance -of 1,000,000 for all events. The Olympic stadium was 'packed to its capacity of 105,000 for the opening ceremonies nnd nearly 100,000 were on hand yesterday to see the games officially closed and the ' flaming torch extinguished. BACK BROKEN IN MISHAP AT WALLA. WALLA (Continued from Page One) here for several years before going to La Orande where he operates a school and' dying service. His wife and two children' are In La Grande. CALLED TO WALLA WALLA Mrs. Dudleys Rankin was called to Walla Walla today upon news of the accident In which her husband was dangerously Injured. Mr. Rankin has lived here for the last two years, operating a flying field and school east of La Grande. He Is very well known throughout this territory. C. O. P. Co. Permits Are Revoked Today KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 15 (P) Permits held by the California-Oregon Power company and the United State3 reclamation service to trap muskrat3 this unfortunate life drama a court-, room scene where her performance on the witness stand will help determine the final curtu'n yet to be written. It may be life or death; It may be freedom or prison. During her career In hs theatre Llbby won the reputation of being an iulc'.lertual scholar. She was an avid student of literature, especially French woris, and philosophy. Her life since she became tho bride to the heir to the North Carolina to bacco millions has been a tragic one. Hardly had she- become settled a mU tress to the Reynolds tatat when death snatched both tt and her hus band awny from her. Now. her father says, she Is to become a mother. It was widely thought that the Or Brooklyn Qefeats BOYS RETURN TO - LA GRANDE AFTER 2 WEEKS IN CAMP (Cont)ntiea from Page pnej Bohnenkdmp, Jaean Pidcbck; Tommy Cook, Robert McMillan. Jack Ferris, Ed Rogers, Delbert Grout and Norman Clark. Honor camper awards of the "W" were given to deserving leaders and numbers went to Robert McAnulty, Lynn Johnson, Kenneth Swain, Don Hlgglns, Fred Get. ring, Gilbert Stein, James Brinton. Rex W)ull and' Bobby Reuter. .h ' Out of 43 eligible for advancement In Bwlmmlng 20 made an advance? meat. Out of 12 sinkers when camp started eight passed the tests. The requirements are to Jump Into water over depth, swim 25 feet, turn, and return 25 feet. Those who passed this test are John Ralston, Jack Murphy, Elbert Wattenburg, Gordon) Wilde, Gene Rochester, Dick Wor rell. John McManus and Stewart Wilde. All of these are from La Grande. The requirements for" the ' swim mer's test, which 18 passed, are: tread water,- float motionless, plain dive, 100 yard swim using two strokes, witness artificial respiration, swim 50 feet on back using legs only, and a surface dive In 8 feet of water. Those who passed are Bob Myers, Nornutn Frees, Robert MpMUlan, Edgar Rogers,. Donald Hlgglns, Jaean Pidcock, Thomas Cook, Dell Kennedy, Del bert Grout, Atholl Meldrum. Norman Clark, William Bohnenkamp, Howard Dixon, and Richard Kilby all of La Grande. Four boys from Enterprise, , Lynn Johnson, Vance Knight, Larry Williams and filmer Swart, also passed. Thrco boys passed their junior Red Cross llfesavlng examination. They are Robert McAnulty and Jack Eakln, of La Grande, and Kenneth Swain, of Des Moines, Wash., who Is visiting In La Grande with Mr. and Mrs. Wei don Ferris. - Woodrow Danwell was in charge of s wl naming and boating. He was usslsted by Fred- Gehrjng and Rex Wall. ' j Every boy In camp earned belt hon ors for hiking, nature study, moun tain climbing, swimming, participa tion In camP fife program and others. IlKiior Tent Elected Tent I was the honor tent for the period, with Donald Hlgglns as lead er. The boys In this tent were At hoi Meklrum, Douglas Meldrum, Pat Fitz gerald, Elbert Wattenberg, Dell Ken nedy, Floyd Bryant, Hurt Rechlln, Dick Worrell, Clark Atkins and Dck Lqrkin. - ' At the court of honor, held Thurs day evening, badges were awarded for advancement - during the camp. These wero to Dick Worrell 'for sec ond class; and to Swart and Knight, of Enterprise, for tenderfoot. , Mrlt badges were awarded to Ecf Rogers, swimming and camping; Gilbert Stein, swimming and athletics; Ken Swain, lifesaving; Bob McMillan, athe totics; Thomas Cook, swimming and cooking; Jaean Pidcock, cooking; Ljfnn Johnson, cooking; Fred Gehr-. liife', athletics; Elbert Wattenberg, cocking; Donald Hlgglns, swimming; bird study; Robert ivIpAnulty, life saving. Dick Larkln 'was made a star scout and Fred Ge bring, life scout. : : ( , PORTLAND CASH PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 15 W wheat: Big Bend bluestem 05c. Soft white 6314c ' Western white 53 lie Hard winter 53'ac. Northern spring 53c. Weitern red 52c. Cats: No. 2 white 17.0O. I death of her husband would remain an unsolved case, accepted y many as suicide. Then the grand Jury hand, ed down, indictments charging Ubby and Ab Walker, youthful friend of Reynolds, with the young millionaire's death. . For several days police searched for Libby throughout the nation, and then she suddenly appeared In Wln ston -Salem to give herself up. If she Is freed of the murder charge. It Is likely that she will go Into re- tirement until next year and then ' mediate change In the Volstead act return to the stage. Friends of Ubby's j to permit the manufacture and sale say that she has given up her plan of "non -intoxicating beer;" Dr. Edwin to be a dramatic actress and thatic. Dinwiddle., speaking for himself when and If she eventually returns! and the National Temperance bureau, to Broadway ts will be In her old 1 said Mr. Hoover re-election ".Jl ro:cai tiger of the "blues."? , favored because he follows a con- Butter Appears Firmer; Limited 7 Call For' Fruit PORTLAND. Aug. is (fl - Greater strength In the position of the cneese trade at eastern points recently cre ates a generally Improved feeling In the trade at practically all American points. Tho 'advance of Ic generally quoMd In the Wisconsin tractor Is one of the greatest lndlvlduol boosta In cheese prices for an extended period and not only reflects the betterment Iri demand, but likewise the decreas ing Biippllesl Moke of cheese-has passed over the peak' III oil sections of the country while demand Is Increasing. The strength at Wisconsin primary points wns quickly imparted to the ex changes,, allshowlng practically a lc advance for the various styles. ! Trade In the butter market appears firmest for scores below the extras. This applies to practically all markets' of the Pacific slope. . The much ad vertised San Francisco demand for ex tras appears subsiding. , , j ..... -FBI! Market SIllKirlsH 'Easiness of the eastern price ere-, ates more' or less sluggishness In. the local euir trade although strictly home business continues of fully, steady character. California also, reports, a firm tone. . . , , Thero was no change n the price, bid for chickens by cash buyers here despite the fact that practically all local Interests last week advanced their resale prices 6n dressed rollers owing to alleged scarcity. , 'Market for tomatoes shows a very weak tone here with continued liberal offerings from The Dallas and Yaki ma with some lncrcaae In home stocks. All prices are lower for the dav. Very limited trading Is reported in the market for peaches with some slight increase in tha volume avail able from northwest points. Yakima canning stock Is being pushed by the trade. Cut In the price on cabbage Is gen erally shown here as a result of In creased home supplies. Quality con tinued to gain. Most sales to retall- 'ers around l'jC pound. While there Is no ohange suggested In general prices on country killed meats for the day, trading Is fairly strong and active for lambs and for calves. Hoes are a trifle easy. t Wholesale Notes ' Notes of wholesale trading: New potatoes are Just about steady;, onions' are :weak. ' Pear trading Is still neglected with rjrlecs held low. i . Beans and peas aro hold at the ro dent low marks. Apricots are showing a rather fair rhovenient 'but generally no higher than 25c box. . - -1 Demand 'for apples Is gaining' and especially .for quality. Movement !pf .northwest cantaloupes Is betfei1. ; -' .' ' Small oranges "are down. " ' Thero was a rather good movement1 of cantaloupes, tomatoes and corn but prlcta In' general reflected' no Imprpvement on tho cast, side farm ers' wholesale market. Cantaloupes generally showed a spread of 6075u crate' with only a 'small volume of business at the higher mark. Tomatoes sold generally 25 35c box with a scant supply hitting 50c. -' Corn sales were again chiefly 75c sack for good quality. Peaches showed a rather fair move ment for Yakima 'stock around 50w 60c box for packed stuff while there Was a fairly good movement of The Dalles 'Crawfords and Elbertas at the same range generally although first offerings of the latter sold In a very limited way 65c. Willamette vall3y: beach movement was slow. ' ' ' Bartlcti- pears were around $1' for Jumble packs In apple boxes. LEGIONNAIRE ON CROSSiCONTIN EN T HIKE FOR HEALTH (Cdntlriued from Page One) in each city he usually receives lodg ing and some help from the legion naires. ' He says that he has found few lli-mannercd people along the way; in tact; most everyone treats flilm with respect and kindness. 1 When he left Bnltlmore, he sent 'his wife to her mother to remain until he returned. ; As to the west, Mr. Labowlts likes the country Immensely, and was en thusiastic about the scenery. He expressed the belief, however, that tho west had more scenery than It was entitled to; "The east should havo got a little of It when it was passed around." Mr. Labowlts was at Union last night and probably will resume his ! Journey tomorrow. On his return trip to Baltimore he expects to go the southern route particularly af ter hearing of the extreme cold ufcrtther that fVcurB annually! in Montana, Wyoming and neighboring states. U. S. AGENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK (Continued From Fag One) repeal and ' re -establishment- of the old liquor traffic." The crusaders' trustees said they would "bend -every effort to secure tho election or senators and repre sentatives, both national and state. Irrespective of party affiliation, who are willing to support the principles far which we stand.' Harrttn.in For ltepeul Over the weekend. Henry I. Harrl man. president ot the chamber of commerce of the United States. ! urged modification or repeal of the eighteenth amendment and an lm- D i. p : 1 Sport Finals I 'T01MV8 . IfcUtKllHO. XUMKm V (By the Associated Press) No games scheduled In American league. . ' .' NulluiuiJ League B. H. B. ..U 17 il a u a Brooklyn Pittsburgh Shaute and Lopez, Bukeforth; Me; Ine, Harris, Chagnon and urate.; (Only game scheduled In National League.) ' . :. " " ' ' . ,. SOIIMKI.INO TO FIGHT WALKER NBW YORK, Aug. 16 WV Max Schmcllhgv" former"' heavyweight champion, and Mickey' Walker today were matched' for" a 16-rourid bout at Madison Square 6arden Bowl September ' 19, the' winner 'to' Meet Jack Sharkey for the tillle next June. structlve and Jioi a destructive course", on prohibition; F. Scott Mc Brldc, general' superintendent' bt rtrio ntl-Saloon League, said , neither presidential candidate wis' acceptable to the league., which would "suppqrt those 'candidates (for "congress) -who stand definitely committed; to'bpp'osl tlon 6 ' either repeal' or 'mbdlf Ica tiori." ' ' -'' '"."' ' ' ' ''''";) ' MANNING GETS '10-YEARTEitM IN STATE PEN t ' :-.f I 1 i SALEM. Aug. 16 m Prank Man ning,, one. of the trio which killed James Iverson, night police officer at llverton early , the morning of May a. 1031, was permitted to change his p)ea of murder . In the second degree to that of manalaugh' ter and was sentence;! not to ex ceed pen years the penitentiary by Judg0 Fred W. Wilson of The Dalles, this morning. Manning, who turned state's evidence, and appeared against Dupree (Buck) Poo and Robert pig ley, under an agreement , with : the district attorney's office, was, to, be permitted tq plead to murder In one degree less than that, received qy the other two who gotj lire sentences. In passing sentence Judge .Wilson declared it would bo' a ''judicial crime" If he received the same pun ishment rfs the other two hlch wquld have resulted had permission to change tho 'pica not been granted. NEW ATTACK ON .' BUSINESS (SLUMP (dontlnued From "Pig Onf'c - wider expAnsioh df credit facilities to business and "Industry where con sumption of' goods is assuredY " co ordination and expansion of financial facilities for ' the movement' of com modities into consumption; expan sion of programs' for " repairs" and maintenance of the railways? ": and creation of organization for further spread of existing employment and expansion of employment'" Wide Representation Besides the businessmen, bankers, and Industrialists; the president ap pointed to Join the meeting heads of the federal reserve, farm.' loan; ' farm and home loan boards;' of the recon struction corporation and of the treasury, agriculture, commerce." and labor departments. He said that later he w6uld desig nate special committees to handle questions such as those directly 'in volving agriculture, labor", railways, and other Industries and groups:"" Two men who will' sit in the con ference were aboard the" Sequoia with the president. - They were Clarence Mott Woolley, of New York, and Sec -retary Hyde; of the agriculture ; de partment. The others llstedMn the boat party were Secretary Hurley, Henry M. Rob inson, of Los Angeles, Walter Hope, of New York.. Will Irwin, author; Walter H. Newton, a secretary, and Captain Joel T. Boone, White House physician. '"'', ' ' ' ""'"'' ' FARM STRIKE i , CONTINUES IN IOWA- TODAY (Continued from Pag One) der penalty ot having hit their goods thrown Into the" street If they dis obeyed. At Bloux City hundreda of farmers and their wives improvised barriers with their automobiles drawn' across the highways and effectively bottled part of the city against trucks bear ing farm produce. - ; Although dozens of trucks were stopped no violence had been report ed. Other farmers acting as pickets on the highway were reported to have stopped a milk truck from Cherokee and poured 100 gallons of milk lato the street. Another truck load' ot milk was reported dumned near Kinir- isley. llog Prices Gain '"' Mllo Reno, of Des Moines, presi dent of the Farmers' Holding associa tion, said a decrease Jn hog supplies at Iowa markets and a ten cent in crease In hog prices showed that the "strike" was meeting with success. PLAN MSCTSMEI) ""' ' r DES MOINES. Aug. IS tP) The farmers' non-Belling movement, none too successful during Its first week In Iowa. Its birth place, was discussed here today by representatives oT this and nearby states. ; ' "' ' Mllo Reno, of Des Moines, tempor ary chairman of the National Farmers' Ho.lday association, said he expects men from ten state, to join the de liberations. The holiday movement which will last 30 days or less, seeks to withhold tarm produce from market until the cost of production plus a fair wofit Is obtained for It.