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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1932
BASrmUf OREGON'S UBADING NEWSPAPER
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RoosEvars
DIRECT QUIZ
AT AN END
Mayor Jimmy Winds Up
' His Time on Stand
With a Wise-Crack
It
MORE WITNESSES
. WILL BE HEARD
Indications Are That
Presidential Nominee
Will Bring Hearing to
. An Early Close. ,
BXEOUTIVB CHAMBER, Albany, 11.
'Y:, Aug.' 17 (P) Governor Roose
velt's examination of Mayor James J.
Walker, of New York City, whose re
moval from office was domanded, was
concluded today at 2:22 p. m. east
ern standard time. 1
Completing his Interrogation of the
mayor regarding 'a charge that Dr.
.William Walker, brother of the mayor,
bad split fees In compensation cases,
Mr. Roosevelt leaned back and said:
. "I think this concludes the direct
examination of the mayor."
Leaning forward and .'with an In
quisitive look on his face, Mr. Walker
asked "Did you say direct". -
"Yes," the governor replied, laugh
ing. "Direct."
. : "Well, If this has been direct ex
animation," Walker remarked amid
general laughter, :"I hope I'm never
cross-examined. "-
; There" yet remains the Introduction
of witnesses by the mayor and also
the presentation of witnesses for James
T. Flnnegan or Brooklyn, wno ae.
minded the mayor's removal.
Mr. Walker,.- called upon to refute
charges that he. Is unfit to continue
as chief executive of America's largest
olty. Has been before Mr. Roosevelt
five days. .';'.'
'' (Continued on Cage Four) .
26 REGISTER
FOR AUGUST
SWIM CLASS
Twenty-six potential swimming
' stars have registered tor the annual
Red Cross swim week, now under
way at Crystal Plunge, Edwin Kirby,
co-manager of the plunge, Btated this
morning. Of the total, there are
eight beginners, five advanced, 10
Junior Ufesavers and three senior life
savors. Registration will remain
open until Thursday noon.
he -classes, which will be con
tlnucd until Sunday, are directed by
Benjamin Oesterllng, wood row Darn
er ell and Arthur Steffen. E. C. Stiles,
the national Red Cross representative
who was scheduled to be In La
Grande this week, has not arrived yet
to direct the Instruction.
Examinations will be given on
Sunday .under the direction of Miss
Louisa Kennedy and wepni comes,
Red Cross examiners.
. Swimming classes directed by Mrs,
Jack Wright have been discontinued
this week but will continue next
Monday. .
Present Program
At E.O.N. Today
tAn instructive program was ably
, presented by a group of students in
the class in modern history of which
Edward O. Daniel is the instructor,
at the regular weekly assembly of
tho Eastern Oregon Normal school
this morning. Thoi range of topics
was varied, furnishing a. picture of
affairs In -several International activ
ities.
The Chinese-Japanese situation
was discussed by Miss Elta Dale;
BiUtsla, by MJrs Christine McCul
lough; the League of Nations, by
Miss Ada Johnson: and reparations
and war debts, by Franklin Eber-
The purpose of the assembly was
to acquaint tho audience with the
world situation and stimulate in
terest in International relations.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Generally fair to
night and Thursday but
cloudy In the northwost por
tion and foggy on the coast:
normal temperature: gentle 8
changeable winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. ni- 58 above.
Minimum: 67 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 98, minimum, 54
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 44
degrees.
WEATHER Al'O. 17, 1931
Maximum 93, minimum 61
above.
Condition: Cloudy, rain .07
of an Inch, thunder and light-
nlng. Range 32 degrees.
!
Walker Questioning
U. P. Detectives
Bringing Moore
To La Grande
Officers Accuse News
papermen of Trying to
"Pump" Them No In
formation is Given Out.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug, 17 P Two
railroad detectives, as close-lipped as
their prisoner, were to leave today
for La Grande with Fred Moore, 22,
alias Robert King, arrested In Seattle
In connection with the slaying two
weeks ago at Hllgard of E. L. Smith,
Union Pacific railroad officer.
Two special officers brought Moore
to Portland last night and he was
lodged in the city Jail. He was ar
rested In Seattle Monday on suspicion
after he - had allegedly been linked
with a pawn ticket for a watch ten
tatively Identified as Smith's. Po
lice said ho had In his possession a
.45 caliber pistol of the same typo
as carried by Smith.
No Information Available
No Information was avallablo here.
The railroad officcrsj Aarhua and
Coggburn,- accused newspapermen of
trying to "pump" them and they re
fused to comment except to say that
Moore Is being taken to La Grande
as a murder suspect. Requests for
further details wero met with a dec
laration from Coggburn "You can't
(Continued on Pago Four)
Blaze in Idaho
Forest Spreads
Over 1PA Miles
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 17 (Air
planes went Into action today against
an Idaho forest fire raging on a 13
milo front, as flames drove back 350
smoke-enters and burned out a camp
in the Clearwater forest.
Roaring through thick underbrush
northeast of Kooskla, In territory of
tho Clearwater Timber Protective as
sociation, the fire destroyed a camp
commanded by Forester Hugh Red-:
ding and drove fire fighters from the
Ferguson camp but did not -burn it.
- "Assistant Fire Superintendent Cock-
cell "of the Pend. Oreille forest made
observation flight over the conflngra
tlon, then Pilot Lonnie Brcnnon of
tho Mamer Air Transport took off
from Felts field with five trained fire
leaders to direct the work. He ex
pected to land at Orangevllle, Ida.
May Close Foirsts
R. F. Hammntt, assistant forester
of region one, said "Forty fivo per
cent of our fires this season have
been man -caused. Major Evan Kel-
ley, regional forester, is thinking serl
oasly about closing forests to all ex
cept those holding permits unless the
man-caused fires are greatly re
duced."
Blistering heat over the fire hazard
region contributed to advance of tho
flames. Temperatures late yesterday
wero: Spokane 9fi. Coeur d'Alenc, Ida.,
101; Northport and Chewclah, Wash.,
Merchants Will
Meet With Labor
Exchange Heads
To further the activities of the Un
ion County Labor Exchange a meet
ing of the merchants, business and
professional men has been called for
Thursday evening at 7:30, at the
Sacajawea Inn. by the board of direc
tors, at which Harry McKlnlay will
describe the plan and enlist their
co-operation. The exchange, accord
ing to L. H. Bramwell, manager, Is
an Institution working under . the
supervision of a committee appointed
by the governor's relief committee,
to assist In relieving unemployment
now and during the coming seasons.
The farmers and the unemployed
nave assured their co-operation with
the program and the exchange has
been In operation for about two
weeks. It has relieved the present dis
tress of about 40 families whose en
tire efforts this summer so far have
been tied up In unsold wood. A
market has been located for about
(Continued on Pago Four)
Tuesday Second
Warmest of Year
Tuesday goes on the weather rec
ords in La Grande as the second
warmest day of the year, with a
maximum of 98 above experienced.
The warmest day of the year oc
curred In July, when the temperature
warmed up to 69 above. (
Another scorcher was experienced
today, with the mercury climbing
rapidly this morning from a low of
57 above. At 7 a. m. the radlng
showed 68 above.
Forger En Route
To Prison Today
Frank Staples, who pleaded guilty
to a charge of forgery and was sent
enced to a maximum term of six
months In the state penitentiary by
Judge J. "W. Knowles In the circuit
court, was taken to Salem this week
by 8herlff Jesse Bres hears. Staples
acknowledged passing bnd check.
Sheriff Brea hears expects to return
later In the week.
FARM STRIKE
IS MEETING
DIFFICULTIES
Deputies Escorting Trucks
of Produce Through
Picket Lines.
FARMERS KEEP UP
HIGHWAY BLOCKADE
One Arrest Made When
Fred Blankenburg Taken
Into Custody No
Charge Filed. '
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 17 m
Two separate "funner strikes" today
resulted In picketing most or the
highways leading to Hloux City. No
serious dLsturliuiiocs wero reported
ami tho effect of the strikes were
minimized due to produce shipments
which entered the city by rail.
8IOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 17 (P)
Farmers continued their blockade of
highways about Sioux City today In
connection with the milk war and a
farmers' strike, but Bpeclal deputies
escorted what few trucks appeared
with farm products through the
picket lines.
R. F. C. LOANS TO
BE MADE PUBLIC
Clerk of the House: Sees
No Alternative Fhst
Report Due This Week
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 Con
trary to tho expectation of President
Hoover, tho clerk of tho house in
tends to make public the details of
loans made toy tho, , Reconlitrucpri
Wpordtldn smce July 2K;;
The corporation's first' report on
the loans Is due to be submitted to
congress this week. South Trimble,
house clerk, has written an eight
page brief giving his reasons for in
terpreting the relief law as making
publicity mandatory.
Trimble feels, as do Speaker Garner
and Representative Ralney, Demo
cratic leader, that ho has no choice.
He disagrees that further congres
sional action Is necessary. '
Tho publicity provision got tho
relief bill Into a snarl that threaten
ed to prevent adjournment. At the
Insistence of Garner and Ralney, tho
measure Included Instructions that
monthly reports of loans should be
transmitted to the clerk of the houso
and the secretary of the senate.
President Hoovor asked leaders of
both parties that tho publicity phase
be omitted. A statement explained
the president favored "fullest pub
licity to all government activities"
but that the then directors of the
relief corporation "advised the presi
dent of the danger that would result
to the credit structure If this (pub
licity proviso) were Insisted upon."
"The responslbilty in the last an
alysis for whatever might happen
must necessarily rest upon congress,"
the statement said.
Garner renewed his fight for the
provision. Ralney said It "must be
included or there will be no relief
(Continued on Page Six)
Jobless Party In
Convention Today
CREVE COEUR SPEEDWAY. St.
Louis, Aug. 17 VP) Tho national con
vention of the Jobless party, under
leadership of Rev. James R. Cox,
Pittsburgh priest, opened hero today
with a parade or 600 "blue shirts"
around the race track at the site of
the meeting.
As Father Cox stood In the grand
stand, his right arm raised In salute,
the blue-clad army of the Jobless
pnssed In review, led by a band con
sisting of an accordion, a mandolin
and a guitar.
Identity
American Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps to Compete in Portland
A pioneer organization which has
taken part In every state convention
since the Inception of the musical
contests eight years ago, the drum
and bugle corps of the La Grande
post of the American Legion has been
practicing once a week throughout
the past year to maintain Its reputa
tion of excellence and to train for
tho national convention In Portland
on Sept. 12. 13, 14 and 15. The state
and n&tlonal contests will be held
simultaneously during the latter
convention.
Keen competition characterizes the
contest, It Is stated, since a large
Trade Balance
Favorable Last
Month Report
Exports Exceed Imports
By $28,000,000; A. T. &
T. Co. Pays Dividend;
U. P. Investments Gain.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 VP) Tho
largest favorable trade balance for
tho year waa reported by the com
merce department today for July
when .exports exceeded Imports by
928,000.000. Tho favorable balance
in Juno was (3,000,000 and In July.
1031, was 0.000, 000.
Exports for July 1033, totaled
(107,000,000 as against Imports
valued at $79,000,000. In the same
month last year exports were valued
at (180.172,000 and lmporta (174.460,
000. , A favorable trade balance of (121.-
158,000 was registered for the twveiv
months ending with July. Export
totalled (948,048,000 .as against Im
ports of (826,800.000. In 1931 during
the samo period exports totaled (l,
496,739,000 while Imports wero valued
at (1,281,611,000.
' Gold Exports .
Gold 'exports in July totaled (23,
474,000; Imports (16,334,000, showing
on export excess of (7,140,000. In
1931 July oxports of gold were (1,
009,000, and Imports totaled $80,612,
000, imports exceeding exports by
$19,503,000.
Total gold exports for the so von
months ending with July 1932, wero
(791,312,000 while Imports wero $164,
184,000. Exports exceeded Imports of
gold by $627,128,000.
For the same period In 1931 gold
exports wero $1,798,000 while Imports
(Continued on Pago Four) .
B. E. F. Promises
To Clear Up All
Of 'Propaganda
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 . Tho
B. 83. F. promised today to say some
thing "clearing up all thiB propa
ganda;: and " mentioning the indict
monlf yesterday of" three Veterans for'
their parts Iri rioting on July 28,
' Aides at headquarters hero said
a statement 'was being prepared dis
cussing the. indictments, accusations
that communists were responsible for
the riot and the charge by Repre
sentative Johnson (R.. 6. D.) that
arms and ammunition had been
found burled at one of the bonus
marchers' camps.
Trial of tho three veterans prob
ably will be held In October. All
were accused of felonious assault
upon policemen. Bernard McCoy. 36,
Chicago bricklayer, faced an addi
tional chargo of assault with Intent
to kill.
Government records showed men
with names like those indicted served
during tho World war. McCoy was
shown as In the navy from May. 1916,
to October, 1910. John O. Olson, 44,
Valparaiso, Neb,, carpenter, was listed
as the recipient of a distinguished
service medal for "extraordinary
heroism In action near Bois De Fon
taine, France, May 11, 1918."
Broad ua Faulkner', 32. Kentucky
negro, records said, served overseas
from March 29. 1918, until July 18,
1019.
All three were honorably dis
charged. W. J. DONOVAN
IS CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR
BUFFALO. N. Y., Aug. 17 W Col.
William J. Donovan, who go.t the
nickname "Wild Bill" in tho World
war, was ready today for another kind
of campaign. He Is seeking the Re
publican nomination for governor.
He tossed his hat into the ring
last night with a formal statement
In which he said leaders among his
supporters "have Informed me that
they have found a definite sentiment
for my nomination and genuine sup
port for my candidacy.'
Donovan, who commanded the old
"Fighting 69th" in the war. won the
congressional medal of honor, the dis
tinguished cross and other decora
tions. Of Body
number of corps vie for the national
title. At the Detroit convention In
1031; 80 drum corps competed. How
ever, because of the geographical lo
cation of this year's convention city,
the number Is expected to bo les
sened. Andrew W. Loncy Jr., has trained
the musical activities of the La
Grande corps while fancy drill ex
ercises have been directed by Lieut.
Jesse V. Andrews, who Is an officer
of Company E, 180th Infantry, and
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FLOOD FATAL
TO 2 WOMEN
IN OKLAHOMA
Enidtand Cherokee Over
flowHalf a Dozen
. Persons Are Missing.
NORTH MANCHURIA
. FLOODS KILL 910
Seattle Woman Killed in
. Auto Wreck Near Med-
ford; Four Fliers Burn
ed at Kazouba.
ENID. Okla., Aug. 17 P TWO
women were drowned and half a doz
en porso'ns wero reported missing to
day In . flood ' waters at Enid and
Cherokee.. '':.'..
Damage to property and livostock
loss In the northwestern' part of the
state was estimated unofficially at
approximately $1,000,000.
Maggie McFarland, 47, of Marshall,
was swept to her death near Enid,
following a 10.76 Inch rain. Two
men who tried to rescue her clung
to tree tops for hours before they
were saved. An elderly couple living
In a low section of Enid was unac
counted for. ' '
At Cherokee,'' whoro all but three
squaro blocks were Inundated over
night by 34 feet of water, Mrs. Bam
Cellan, an- elderly woman, was
drowned -when she and her husband
fled, from their homo In their night
clothes. k
Pour others were bolloved missing
at Cherokee,
910 DEAD IN MANCIIUBIA
HARBIN, Manchuria, Aug. 17 (P)
A total df 010 lives were reported lost
In floods' in various sections of North
Manchuria today. .
; At the same time cholera was re-
. , . (Continued on Page Sli)
Oddities In The
News Cow
On Metal Diet!
'. MANCHESTER, la.. Aug. 17 W)
Ifq wonder Ivan Boone's cow died.
A,nPtiiiortcrrt roveaWd in, one of
hnx fn if. Htnmmc.h. nntillffR. COt?
wheels, wire and enough' other mate
rial to make a good alarm, ciock.
SIDNEY, la., Aug. 17 (Being a
modest fellow Goldl Butner was rath
er up against it when he got through
bulldogglng a wild steer at Sidney's
rodeo show.
The steer tore off his trousers, but
Butner solved the problem by retir
ing from--the arena In a barrel.
. CHICAGO, Aug. 17' m At 13,
Harlty De Gerald Is something of a
globe trotter.
He returned yesterday from, a solo
trip to tho FIJI Islands, bringing a
mummified cannibals head as
present for his mother, Mrs. John Do
Gerald, wlfo of a banker.
Last yoar ho visited the Yukon
alone, and next year ho plans to go
unaccompanied to tho Belgian Congo
In Africa.
BENTON, Ky.. Aug. 17 W Riding
a prancing steed up and down the
aisles and knocking over tho pulpit
as well as the preacher, Bobby
Thompson, 20, broke up a church
meeting here last night and got him
self Jailed on a charge of drinking
too freely.
Witnesses said Thompson rode his
horse right through the door of the
Improvised church made from a
barn, trotted through the aiBies ana
dashed away. The church was ad
journed Immediately and a posso
caught Thompson a short distance
away.
Piccard Planning
Stratosphere Trip
ZURICH, Switzerland. Aug. 17 UP)
Au gusto Piccard, stratosphere sci
entist, said today ho planned to take
off tomorrow In his balloon for i
second exploration of the upper re
glons providing the weather, which
today was favorable, remained so.
Preparations for tho take-off, which
has been postponed several times be
cause weather conditions were not
exactly right, wero begun again this
morning.
In Doubt
Enterprise Man
Killed Tuesday
At Pendleton
PBNDLtrrON, Ore., Aug. 17 Wi A
man believed to be Fred Steel, sheep
herder of Enterprise, was found dead
in a patch of weeds near the Pen
dleton gun club today. The top or
hl head had been blown away by
a shot. A high powered rlflo was
clasped In his hands. .
The man, about 60 years old, Is
believed to have been dead since lost
night.
Italy To
FARM STRIKER
...... ,., ,
Miles Keno, above, of Des Multies,
. Id,, Is president of the National
tnrmers' . Holiday association,
which urges farmers to go on
strike to raise the price of their',
produce. The strike started In
Iowa late -lost week and since
; then Is reported to be spreading
to nearby states. .
LINDBERGH ASKS
FOR SECLUSION
Family 'Left Alone After
Birth of Son May
Be Named Dwight
ENOLEWOOD.' N. J., Aug. 17 wv-
In an atmosphere of quiet and peace,
the now son of Col, and IXra: Charles
A. Lindbergh began his second day of
life today.. '..;
Xn deference to the wishes of Col.
Lindbergh, who said In a statement
lost night he desired as little public
attention as possible centered on the
baby born yesterday, the family was
left In seclusion. No crowds assem
bled at the gate of tho home of Mrs.
Lindbergh's mother, Mrs. Dwight
Morrow, whore the child was born.
Friends ; seemod agreed .tho baby
probably would b named vttfteri his
famous grndfather, the late Senator
4w)gtn , Morrow. '.No; statement' was
forthcoming but the health of moth
er and child was bolloved to be good.
There was1 no official confirmation
of a report that the Lindberghs
planned to move soon to the mansion
on flour land mountain from which
their first child, tho late Charles A.
Lindbergh Jr., waa kidnaped.
In his statement last night Lind
bergh said that he end his wife "feel
that our children .have a right to
grow, up normally with other chil
dren."
''Continued publicity," ho said,
"will make this Impossible.'
HETTY TO RETURN
GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 17 VP)
Miemtoers of tho family of Betty
Gow, who was the nurse of Charles
Augustus Lindbergh Jr., when he was
kidnaped ncvoral months ago, said
today she would roturn to the United
States In October to act as nurse of
tho new'Llndbergh baby.
Miss Gow, who came here recently
to spend a holiday at her home, was
touring England today, nor - family
said.
'DUD" RANKIN
IS REPORTED
AS IMPROVING
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 17 (P)
Tho condition of Dudley nankin.
La Grande aviator, continued to Im
prove today, although physicians
have not yet ascertained the oxtont
of Injuries Inflicted Monday when
his piano fell off supports at tho
airport hero and pinned him benoath
Tex Itankln of Portland, Dudley's
brother, said ho probably will roturn
home .late today to contlnuo or
rangements for a proposed endurance
refueling flight over Portland, but
will withhold definite plans for this
and .for attending tho national air
races until Dudleys condition 1m
proves. .
I'AH AI.YS1H IIIHAri'EAKINO
The paralysis around Mr. Rankin1
blp was dtsHppcartng lato yesterday
and tho Injured mans blood prca
suro was nearer normal. It was tho
twelfth dorsal vertebrae that was
fractured In' Monday's accident, one
physician reported, adding that he
Is In a cast.
27 Convicts, Freed
In Storm, At Large
HUNTSVILLE. Tox., Aug. 17 IPi
Twenty-seven convicts, freed frdm
Ramsey state prison farm number 3
during the height of the storm Sat
urday night, had not returned today.
Prison system Mlinsgcr Leo Blm
mons said he "hadn't even given
them a thought."
He explained that seven of the
prison farma were hard hit by the
tropical hurricane, which struck
Southeastern Texas Saturday night.
"We are devoting out entire time
to the rehabilitation of thcBe farms,"
he said.
A total of B9 convicts In a building
of camp numlwr fl wero rclooscd, but
eight returned. '
Ma ffifei
Retire
Brazil Sending
Force of 4000
To Battle Zone
Additional Troops to Com
bat Rebels in Sao Paulo
Bolivian-Paraguayan
Fight Continues.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 17
VP) The government reinforced fed
eral troops operating against the reb
els In Sao Paulo today by sending
4000 men into the Cruzlero-Mante-quslra
sector, announolng that with
this new strength progress' would be
taster. ' .
; Today's newspapers said President
Oetullo Vargas had rejected the peace
overtures of an unidentified rebel
emissary, Insisting the rebels lay down
their arms before peace parleys begin.
The blockade of the part of Sao
Paulo has made serious Inroads on
coffee stocks In the United States, It
was reported. The director of the
Mlnaa . Oeraca coffee Institute said
today that stocks available outside
Sao Paulo would be enough to sup
ply the world for seven months. -
Cornmunlcatlona between tne rice
region of Sao Paulo state and the
coast were severed today, a dispatch
from federal forcea on the southern
rebel front said, . following the cap
ture of tho town of Xlrlrlca In a
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Hoover Returns
To White House
After Vacation
WASHlKOTON. Aug.-17 W Presi
dent Hoover .was on his way back to
the capital today after threa days or
rest and fishing on the Chesapeake
bay. : , . ' '. .-'
The commerce department inspec
tion boat Sequoia with the presi
dential party aboard, was moving to
ward -Annapolis early this morning.
There, the president was to debark
for, a motor trip to tne wnite House.
'After luncheon there, IV was likely
He :would travel to hls;tlshing camp
on the Rapldan this afternoon.
' Mt. Hbover hail a sUcoessIul rlp. He
caught IS dsn yesterday, ono a three-
foot Uouf.' . He .', had a. guldet to the.
beat spots tall and; grizzled . John,
Crockett, Tangier ,isiana nsnerman.
Crockett told newspapermen that the
president "Is a good fisherman" and
(Continued on Pag Fire)
Htifenfeld Escapes
Bridge Collapse
CQRVALLIS, Ore.,, Aug. 17 (nT The
bridge, over Mary's river at tne uor
vallls olty limits collapsed last night,
carrying down . with It Bern Hofen-
feld, jisststant graduato manager at
Oregon State college, and tying up
traffic, on the West Side Paclflo high
way. . .
!le.n,feld, driving over the bridge
in his car when the structure fell In
to ifyQ river, was rescued by firemen
and rjhed. to a hospital horo whoro
his condition was reported not seri
ous. : '
A ruck loaded with six tons of
groceries had all but crossed the
bridge, when It collapsed, but was
wiruwif paruy mw nt i.vo. . iwu
to bo owcd out. Tho bridge was a
100-fbot ateel span. - '
Wm Close Nine
Station Agencies
SALEM. Aug. 17 (PI Nine more
station agencies will be closed by the
Southern Pacific during the next
twq months, tho railroad firm noti
fied the public utilities commission
today., Lack of business sufficient
to retain these agencies wero given
as the. reasons.
The agonclcs to be closed on Aug.
31 are Monmouth. Lafayotte, Day
ton, Yoncolla, Brownsville, West Bclo
and Philomath. On Sept. 16 the
station at Sutherlln will be closed
and on Sept. 30 the one at Halsey
will close. -
Police Seek Two
Escaped Robbers
PORTLAND, Aug. 17 (IV-Stato and
city police today wore searching for
a wounded man and his companion
who escaped from a garage at Bcap
poosn after the owner found them
robbing tho place. The robbers boat
the garago man's wlfo but she fired
a shotgun at thorn and told police
one of tho men was struck by the
charge of buckshot. Thoy cscsped
111 An automobile. '
The shooting occurred at 3 a, m.
The gsrago owner hoard two men In
the building, and locked tho doors,
leaving his wife to watch the place
while ho summoned old. The men
brolte out, attacked tho woman and
fled.
AMERICAN WISH CONTRACT
rioBCOW, Aug. 17 WV-H. O. Ham
ilton, New York architect, left to
day (of the United states to contlnuo
work oh hie plans for the pslace of
tho Soviets, after having designed al
most si 00,000.000 worth of construc
tion for the soviet government.
The New Yorker has been here for
three months at the Invitation Of tho
government, after winning first prize
In a orldlde conTpetltlon for the
best design for tho soviet palace. ..
50 Ships
BATTLESHIPS,
CRUISERS ON
DOOMED LIST
130,000 Tons of Fighting
Vessels to Be Retired ;
Starting Aug. 25. j
i
i - ii ... - (-'." , -.ii
WILL feERVE AS
BARTERING POINT
Caretakers to Replace
Crews on chips Until
After Disarmament
Conference Convenes. ;
ROME, Aug. 17 (fl Approximate
ly 130,000 tons of Italy's fighting
ships will be retired' beginning Aug.
35 as a result of an economy -move
and a sweeping reorganization of the
Italian fleet.
These will Include two battle
ships, three navy cruisers, nine light
cruisers, , 25 destroyers and .a dozen
submarines, all reasonably old but
still within the' age limit.
The ships will be stripped of their
crews but not . immediately scrap
ped. In this condition they will con- ;
tlnue to serve as a bartering point
when the. world disarmament confer
ence resumes Its' discussions at
Oeneva .this fall. Caretakers will be
left aboard the ships to keep them:
from detrloratlng. . . .,
. Completed in 1915 .. .. .
' The battleships are the Andrea
Dona. 32,700 tons, and ..her sister
ship, the Dulllo. These were rushed
to completion in 1015 wnen.uaiy en
tered the World war. - .' '".
Tfye heavy cruisers Include Xhe .
San Marco, San Giorgio and .the Pisa, '
averaging 10,000 tons. They are more
than 20 years eld. ' ' ".'
. Among the light cruisers are four
old Oerman cruisers and- one -wblca ,
formerly was in tne Austrian navy.
The navy department' believes an
extensive retiring program will save
millions .at dollars ;montWy;'; Th,!
orew- 6 rttred.iT0sU.wilU;be4rana-...
ferred-to new df Ulscl-'s'Ttrfcttually ,enr
terlng the service. ' -,' '
' Fleet ' Reorganized :'-(''.''
Simultaneously ; with the retire
ment schedule comes, a reorganlzai .
tlon of the fleet.. This involves crea-.
tlon of two squadrons. Tho first will .
consist of seven 10,000-ton cruisers, ,
none more than three years oldwltn t
headquarters at Spezla. . The second
squadron is of six 6,000-ton cruisers,
more than two years old; some of..
(Continued on Pag Fourt , .
STEAMER HITS
ROCK IN OHIO; i
NO ONE LOSf
LODISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 17 (P) An
Investigation by the United State
Inspector of steam vessels' was under
way today following a near-disaster
last night when the excursion steam-:
er City of Memphis struck a rook
and almost sank In the Ohio river'
here.
A crowd of 748 excursionists from
New Albany, Ind., and the stesm
er's crew of 33 were landed safely as
the crippled craft limped to the Ken
tucky shore, her hull torn open and
her stern half submerged.
Only the prompt aotlon . of. the
ship's officers averted a 'panic among
tho passengers, Capt. J. E. Olbos
brenner aald. As the steamer smashed
her hull against a rock near a dam.
the officers ordered the orchestra to
keep playing and the callope broke
forth with a lively tune. The pas
sengers, most of whom were playing
cards or danolng at the. time, .were
told there was no danger so long. as
they followed orders. u,
Removing Bodies
From Death Ship
KIEL. Germany, Aug. 17 (P) The
hulk of the naval training ship Nlobe
was dragged back to port today with
the bodies of 69 cadets who perished
when the ship foundered off the coast
22 days ago. Divers hoped to reach
the bodies and bring them ashore .rate
todoy. '.
Parents of the lost youths have
boon gathering for two days, but they
were forced to view the operations
from the shores of Helkendorfer bay,
for the public was barred until the
bodies have been recovered and Iden
tified, and tho death list checked,
Wheat Today
rmrriAno. Aui. 17 W Wheal fell
lato today to tho lowest prices In a
fortnight.
Htnn inM Rollins of wheat accom
panied tho tumble. Stock market
sotbacks wcr0 an unsettling Influence,
togother with Indications that norm
AmnrirA'a mtimated exDortabte sur
plus was In excess of the world'
probable takings. '
All deliveries ' of oats dropped to
new low for the soaaon. .
WhHt. ritwri nervous. U fit Ho Uri-
der yesterday's finish, corn unchanged
to o lower, oat If 'tie off, and
provisions at 5 to 10 cento decline. ,