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Monday, August 15, 1932
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
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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
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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.