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VOLUME 30
MKMBKB AHOCIATKP PRESS AMD -A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1932
EASTERN OIUDGOtrS LEADING NVWHPAPEB
NUMBER 300
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rimigSiiag Moor To La Gramde Today
PERSISTENT
REPORTS OF
CONFESSION
Story is That Fred Moore,
22, Arrested in Seattle,
Admitted Killing.
ALL DETAILS NOT
i RECEIVED AS YET
., Awaiting Arrival of Offi
cers and Prisoner Who
Left Pendleton About
. Noon Today. '
Railroad officers, accompanied by
Sheriff Tom Ourdana, of Umatilla
county, and District Attornoy Carl
Helm, of La Orande, had not arrived
here -at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
with Fred Moore, 22, being returned
to thlB city from Seattle in connec
tion with the killing of Eldon L.
Smith, railroad detective, near HU
gard two weeks ago tonight.
: Word from Pendleton was that the
group left there shortly after noon
today for La Grande.
Persistent reports wero heard here
thlB afternoon mat the prisoner con
fessed to the killing of Smith during
questioning at Pendleton last night.
The same report, relative to a con
fession, was heard in Portland news
paper circles today. Sgt. J. A. Robert
son, state police, who took Mr. Helm
to Pendleton Wednesday, returned
this afternoon but did not have any
statement to make. -.
' Deputy Sheriff Hugo Kllnghammer,
who returned from Pendleton this af
ternoon, said that information com
ing to him was that the prisoner had
confessed to the killing.
, OFFICERS LEAVE. PENDLETON .
PENDLETON. Ore.,' Aug. 18 (VP)
Fred Moore, arrested at Seattle this
week In connection with the slaying
two .weeks ago of E. L. Smith, jail
road r detective;-; Was taken . to , . La
Orande today by railroad police and
Sheriff Tom Qurdano of Umatilla
county. ' l-
In the custody of the special' of
ficers, Moore arrived late Wednesday.
He was questioned extensively but no
statement regarding the proceedings
was given by the- detectives.-.
Smith was t beaten and shot to
death at Hllgard as he attempted
to, put a group of transients off a
freight train. r -
ANOTHER DAY
OF HEAT SEES
MERCURY AT 96
For the third day in succession the
mercury passed the 90-above mark
yesterday, and Indications this morn
ing were that It would be four after
today. Wednesday's maximum was 96
above, compared With 98 the day be
fore. Although It was two degrees
cooler yesterday than Tuesday, the
minimum last night was 69 above, two
degrees warmer than Tuesday even
ing things up.
; With the continuation of the mid
summer heat, the fire department was
busy yesterday burning grass and
weeds from some vacant lots in the
city, as a fire prevention measure.
There have been but few gras3 fires
so far this season, and by taking pre
cautions It is hoped that the number
will be kept at a minimum. It is
pointed out that the flrc hazard is
very dangerous at present.
Portland Telegram
Loses Barde Case
PORTLAND, Aug. 18 IIP) A Judg
ment of approximately 430,000 against
the Portland Telegram was granted In
circuit court here Wednesday to the
Barde family 6f Portland for rent al
legedly due on the lease of the Tele
gram building on Eleventh street.
The rental was alleRed due on the
basis of K1800 a month.
The Judgment was granted by Cir
cuit judge Ekwall to Rose Barde.
Edith Barde, Sophye Barde and Hlrsch
Barde who sued for the amount. -
S WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Generally fair to-
$ night and Friday but fog on $
the coast; little change In 4
' temperature: gentle northwest
winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. nv 65 above.
Minimum: 69 above.
Condition: Clear.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 96, minimum 67
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 39
degrees.
WEATHER Al O. 18, 1931
Maximum 91, minimum 60
"
.
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 31
degrees.
La Grande Man
Is Sentenced In
Pendleton Court
A. C. Newman Fined $100
and Given 60-Day Term
Many Rumors Heard
Here During Day.
PENDLETON. Ore., Aug. 18 VP) A.
C. Newman, La Grande painter, was
today fined $100 and was sentenced
to serve 60 days In Jail when he ap
peared In justice court on a charge
of driving while intoxicated.
BODY IDENTIFIED
PENDLETON, Ore.. Aug. 18 VP)
County officers today continued their
Investigation of the death of ai man
Identified as Fred Steel, Enterprise
sheep herder, whose body was found
yesterday In a weed patch near the
Pendleton gun club grounds. The top
of his head had been shot away and a
high power rifle was clutched In his
hands.
MUCH CONCERN HERE
Tho above two stories, brought to
La Grande today by the Associated
Press leased wire, appear to partly
answer widespread rumors heard here
last ntght and this morning.
For awhile yesterday. It was be
lieved here that the body of the man
found at Pendleton might be that of
A. C. Newman, La Grande painter,
and Mrs. Newman who had gone to
Enterprise In search of her .husband
was communicated with and ar
ranged to go to Pendleton to iden
tify the body if possible. Before she
left La Grande It was learned that
Mr. Newman was held In the Umatilla
county Jail. She left here last night
after a hurried trip to La Grande
(Continued on Page Five)
Old Centennial
Hotel Burning
At Union Today
The La Grande fire truck returned
at 2:15 till afternoon. Fire con
sumed the Centennial hotel, but mm
kept from spreading elsewhere. The
blaze started from some ashes dump
ed' near the-bufift 'u-$i M -has believed r
By Mrs. L. t. Terrnll
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Ore.. Aug.1 18 (Special) A
fire, the Origin of which Was unknown
this noon, broke out In the old Cen
tennial hotel In Union today about
12 o'clock and was still out of con
trol when the La Grnnde fire depart
ment was called to the scene at about
12:30 o'clock. The old hotel, a two
story wooden building, Is a landmark
In Union.
Several of the rooms on the upper
floor were occupied but were emptied
after the fire broke out. Equipment
and plate glass windows from two
barber shops and a cafe were all re
moved from the building.
The fire broke out in the back
part of the structure and was burn
ing well before it was discovered. Al
though It was Impossible to put out
the blaze in the old hotel, the fire
Citizens Join
In Drive Aimed
At Merger Bill
Representative citizens of Union,
North Powder, Elgin, Imbler and La
Grande have been appointed by Hugn
E. Brady, chairman of the education
al committee of the chamber. of com
merce, to augment the group which Is
working against the Zorn-McPherson
school merger bill. The duties of the
committee will be to disseminate In
formation. New appointments to the commit
tee include J. F. Hutchenson, Morton
A. Davis and George Benson, of Un
ion; J. A. Nice and J. Wylie Dalton,
of North Powder; R. L. Shu maker and
Charles Moore, of Elgin; Irwin Wcot
enskow, of Imbler: and Bishop E. D.
Whiting, of La Grande.
Relief Committee
Needs Vegetables
String beans, Bwect corn, and vege
tables which can be used for can
ning for winter relief of the needy
are requested by Mrs. Frederick Geh
ring, chairman.' Owners are request
ed to bring vegetables to the com
mittee's headquarters at Honan hall
or to call Mrs. Gearing or Mrs. David
Meld rum who will see that the pro
duce la collected.
Although a great deal of canning
has been done It has been confined
mostly to cherries.
Secretary Russell
- Resigns His Post
After 20 years m secretary of the
Royal Arch Chapter of the Masonic
lodge, L. H. Russell resigned because
of his health Tuesday evening at a
meeting of the chapter at the Ma
sonic hall. A past high priest's jewel
was presented to him by George T.
Cochran, while C. M. Humphreys read
a resolution praising his activity as
secretary.
The past master degree was atoo
conferred on Ed Allen. Elmer Mc
Manua, Dr. C. L. Oils trap, Alfred
Milne and Richard B. Hill.
PICCARD UP
1 0 MILES IN
HIS BALLOON
Professor Breaks All Alti
tude Records Before
Returning to Earth.
PROFITABLE TRIP,
HE TELLS CROWD
Takes Off at Dubendorf,
Switzerland and Makes
Landing 12 Hours Later
at Edolo, Italy.
EDOLO, Italy, Aug. IB (P) Profes
sor Auguste Plccard's second balloon
excursion Into the stratosphere ended
this evening at 5 o'clock when he
brought his balloon down hero after
almost 12 hours In the upper atmos
phere. Edolo lies in the Camonlca valley,
25 miles from Brescia about half way
between Milan and Verona.
Once ho decided to land, he came
down gradually and the operation re
quired about two hours.
He knew that the northwest wind
(Continued on Page Five)
LAY CORNERSTONE
OF LD.S. CHURCH
Churches and 1 Organiza
tions Take Part in
Ceremony at Union '
By Mrs. U Z. Terrall
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION, Ore., Aug. 18 (Special)
Business was suspended here for. a
while yesterday morning for. the pur
pose of laying the cornerstone of the
L. D. S. chapel, which Is now In the
'process' of construction; - . ,' ,
In the presence -of a crowd '"of
townspeople and members of the
church; the stone was put In place
. (Continued on Page Five)
MOVEMENT TO
SUPPORT DRUM
CORPS STARTED
Special committees from the Ro
tary and Lions clubs, the chamber
of commerce and the American
Legion held a meeting at the La
Orande hotel this noon for the pur
pose of discussing ways and means
of raising enough money to send the
American Legion drum corps to the
national legion convention In Port
land next mouth. The legion usual
ly takes care of all its expenses with
out asking aid from any outside
sources, and has been generous in
Its support of all worthy-community
activities, especially In the cause of
unemployment relief during recent
months.
But now tho legion finds Itself
almost broke, with many of Its drum
corps members unable to pay all of
their own expenses on the trip to
the big convention. In order to rep
resent La Grande in Portland, there
fore. It will be necessary to raise
additional funds. -At the meeting
this noon representatives from the
four civic organizations pledged
themselves to secure the appoint
ment of four committees to conduct
a solicitation campaign, contacting
all business firms and individuals,
beginning next Wednesday morning.
Begin Transatlantic Flight
Highway Commission to Consider
Wolf Creek Route To The Sea
SALEM, Aug. IB OP) Recommen
dations of R. H. Baldock, state high
way engineer,, designating the Wolf
creok route as the . location of the
"short road to the! sea" from Port
land, will be considered at a special
meeting of the state highway commis
sion to bo held In Portland Tuesday
afternoon, Aug. 23, It was announced
here last night. AH parties Interested
In this matter affecting all of North
western Oregon win be heard at the
session.
The recommendation that the Wolf
creek route be selected as the loca
tion, although cost of construction
would be $500,000 more than the
Scappoose-Vernonla route, the only
other one considered in tho final sur
vey, was made in a detailed report of
the commission by Baldock late yes
terday. It was not known when the
commission would take definite ac
tion on the recommendation.
The recommended route, Baldock's
report states, could be constructed In
about three years at an estimated cost
of M. 639,792. The Scappoote-Vernon.
la route would require two years
longer to bui'.t but the estimated cost
would be less, or M.064,369. The dis
ROOSEVELT
WILL SPEAK
IN PORTLAND
Democratic Candidate For
President to Cam
paign in Oregon.
WILL UNDERTAKE
8000-MILE TRIP
No Stops Scheduled in
Pennsylvania, Ohio. In
diana, Missouri, Texas
and Oklahoma.
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 18 m , An
eight thousand mile campaign tour
through twenty-one states to the Pa
cific coast will be undertaken by Gov
ernor Franklin t. Roosevelt. Demo
cratlcal presidential candidate, be
ginning September 13.
The middle western grain belt, the
Rocky mountain belt, the Paclflo
northwest, California, the southwest
and the Great Lakes Industrial area
hm
be visited by the governor before
returning to his home state, at Buf-falo,-
Oct, 3. ' .
. The Itinerary tentatively calls for
these stops: Topeka, Kan., Sept. 14;
Denver, Sept. 16; Cheyenne, Wyo.,
' (Continued on Fags Five)
HOOVER BACK
AT DESK FOR
ANOTHER DAY
. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 ff) Presi
dent Hoover went back to work to
day considering, among other things.
the progress of his plans for the meet
ing next week which he hopes wiu
put the active aid of many prom
inent men behind a drive for better
business. ... . ...
He was refreshed, tanned, and re
lax by , his, three-day., fishing , trip
on Chesapeake bay, which ended yes
terday. ' He plans to go tomorrow to
his Rapldan, Virginia, camp in the
mountains to finish his longest vaca
tion since last year.
The president found that during his
absence aides had gone ahead gather
ing data to be presented to the busl
ness leaders when they gather hete
August 26. Already acceptances to
Join the conference have been re
celved from numerous of the 159 fi
nanclal and industrial representatives
Invited. . .
As ho studied the last reports of
this meeting, Mr. Hoover was opti
mistic that he could bring out of it
an organized "program of action along
tho whole economic front." ,
Seven Indicted On
Lottery Charges
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 () . Seven
person including U. S. Senator
James J. Davis of Pennsylvania, were
Indicted today charged with parti
cipation in alleged lottery and con
spiracy. The Western Union Telegraph com
pany Is also named as a defend ent.
The Indictments grew out of an
investigation of fraternal organiza
tion activities Involving the Eagles,
the Moose and Mystic Shrlners among
others, concerning the sale of lottery
tickets which drew prizes for holders
of- lucky numbers.
The alleged lotteries were osten
sibly held for the benefit of unfor
tunate members of the fraternal or
ders and needy dependents of members.
tance over the Wolf creek route from
Portland to Seaside, the coast ter
minus, would be 80 miles as com
pared to 86V4 miles over the Scappoose-Vernonla
location. 7no present
distance from Portland to Seaside over
the Columbia river highway is 125
miles.
The factors considered In selecting
the Wolf creek route were cost of
construction, right of way costs and
elevation, al! favorable to the rejected
location as compared to time for
building, alignment, distance, grad
ient, traveling time, scenic advantages
and service to adjacent communities
In which the Wolf creek route has
the dc3i ruble qualities. Baldock's re
port was based upon an exhaustive
engineering study by H. O. Smith,
construction engineer.
The Wolf creek route leaves Port
land by way of the Canyon road,
turns off Into new construction about
midway between Portland and Beaver
ton, crosses the Tualatin plain by di
rect alignment north of Hlllsboro un
til near Buxton where It crosses the
divide between Dairy creek and Ne-
( Continued on Page Fire)
Curtis
: ; FORD'S NIECE WEDS EGYPTIAN
T
if JA
Miss Violet Raymond, above, niece of Henry Ford, will be married '
today to Francois Audi, Egyptian, at Adrian, Midi., It was announced
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs, 8. V. Raymond of. Adrian. Mrs. Ray.-,
mond Is a sister of Mrs. Henry Ford. since her graduation from
Adrian High school- In 11127. violet has studied art In New York
' v and Paris. Audi Is -a resident of rarlsi . , '
Wool Market Is
Akive; Trices
Advance Sharply
BOSTON, Aug. 18 P) The wool
market la enjoying the largest con
centrated buying within a given per
iod for years and prices are respond
ing buoyantly to the increased
manufacturers demand, local ' wool
authorities said today.
Tho - sharpest advances in prices
experienced for a long period occur
red this week, selling prices moving
up for an average gain of 10 per
cent while asking prices, indicating
tho trend, are 15 per cent higher
than a week ago. During tho past
week, from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000
additional pounds of wool was sold.
(Continued on Page Five'
Passenger Train
Escapes Dynamite
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Aug. 18 W)
A charge of dynamite which Rock Is
land railroad, officials said they be
lieved was intended to wreck their
faat "Californian" on route - from
Memphis, exploded as an unscheduled
freight train passed a spot about 200
yards east of the North Little Rock
passenger station at 12:15 a. m. to
day. The blast tore out a piece of rail
two or three feet long and blew the
pilot off tho locomotive of the
freight, which, howover. was not, de
railed. Tho engineer and fireman, two
brakemen and Bcvcral wayfarers wore
dazed but otherwise uninjured.
British Flier
Leaves Ireland
In Tiny Airplane
4
$ ' MOMJBON KlfiHTKI
3 LONDON, Aug. 18 W) The
g Cunard liner Aftcnnla today re- 4
$ ported that Captain J. A. lvUI-
S lison, flying from Ireland to J
Newfoundland, passed that
j vessel at AAOQ p. m. (11:00 a. &
3 m., E. S. T.) at 6222 north &
latitude, 20.32 west longitude. &
He seemed to bo going well.
There was a llf?ht northerly
4 wind, and fine clear weather,
3 The position reported by tho
Ascanla Is a bou t 050 miles &
ft west from Oh! why.
PORTM A RNOCK, Irish Prco State.
Aug. 18 (At J. A. Molllson, noted
British distance flier, took off from
here at 11:35 a. in., (2:35 a. m.. Pa
cific time) on a transatlantic flight
to the United Stated.
He planned to make his first atop
(Continued on Page Pour
Iii
Favor
FARMERS STRIKE
IN THREE STATES
Nebraska and South Da
kota Added to Iowa
Officers Receive Setback
SIOUX .CITY, lit, Aug. 18 (P) An
automobile driver, uugered by picket
ing farmers who stopped him today,
drew a pistol and fired Into the
crowd, the bullet narrowly missing
ouo of the plcketers. .
SIOUX CITY, Iowa., Aug. 18 W)
Tho '"battle of tho highway," result
ing from strikes by farmers for higher
prices, was being fought on three
fronts today Iowa, Nebraaka, and
South Dakota.
Extending their blockade of Iowa
and South Dakota highways Into Da
kota county Nebraska, picketing farm
ers, who say they are determined to
withhold produce from tho market
until prices go higher, hemmed in
Sioux City, on all sides, and the situa
tion appeared serious enough to Sher
iff Hugh Slocum at Stevonu, 8. D,,
to appeal to tho stato sheriff for help.
Sheriff Slocum acted after a group
(Continued on Page Five ;
ROBBER SHOT
TO DEATH IN
FORT WORTH
KORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 18 W
-A etreet car robber, shot to death
early this morning by Patrolman
Charles Carmichael, was Identified as
a four-tlmo convict with a reward
hanging over his head.
Finger prints and photoRraphs in
the police department's bcrtlllon bur
eau, Identified tho robber as Alfred
Howe, 48, alias Alfred Howell, alias
Alfred Young, alias Alfred Benson,
alias James V, Reed.
His criminal record included two
penitentiary terms at Folsom prison
and one at San Quentln, California;
ono at Leavenworth; and Jail tjc.nt
enccs at Ban Francisco and Denver.
A reward of t50 had been offered
for his capturo Iii connection with
tho holdup of the state theatre in
Martinez, Cnl., on Sept. 28, 1030, In
which a robber bound and gauged an
attendant after forcing him to open
tho anfo.
Mrs. McCormick's
Recovery Unlikely
CiriCAOO, Auk. 18 W) Her re
covery reported an Improbability, Mra.
Edith Rockofollcr McCormlrk was ro
uu!lo! with Imr former husband and
her thrro children today.
rhyslclarw announced her condition
win "very grave."
Tho arrival of Mrs. Max Oscr from
Switzerland completed tho family
circle for the first time slnco Mrs.
Mccormick obtained a dlvorco from
Harold P. McCormlck, prceldcnt of
the international Harvester company,
In 1021.
Only Mrs. McCormick's father, John
D. Rockefeller, her brother, John D.
Jr., and her sister, Mrs. E. Parmalea
Prentice, all of New York, wero ab
sent. , .
of Dry Law
Bishop Cannon
; Accuses Hoover
Of Surrendering
Clergyman Declares Presi
dent uiyes Way to
"Speakeasies, Bootleg
gers and Nullifiers."
M;
GENEVA, Aug. 18 VP) President
Hoover was charged today by Bishop
James cannon jr or tne Mecnocust
Episcopal church South, with hav
ing aurrendered "to the epeakeaalee,
bootleggers and nullifiers of the con
stitution" in his speech of accept
ance." ' 'The outstanding, Indeed the over
shadowing part of Hoover's prohibition
statement," he said In his criticism
a statement which ran to consid
erable length, "is the startling dec
laration by a president of the United
States of the helplessness of his ad
ministration : In 'Its warfare against
lawlessness, In Its efforts to control
what Hoover denominates the 'Intol
erable speakeasies and bootlegging'
and: to prevent 'practical unifica
tion of the constitution'."
"But is not the president him
self responsible if his administra
tion Is as helpless as he now so sud
denly declares In the very face of
that most significant and encourag
ing, official statement recently sub
mitted' to congress that consumption
of . Intoxicants had diminished over
60 per cent since 10147" .
Had President Hoover In March,
1039, declared his purpose to enforce
vigorously and efficiently the Vol
stead act and asked congress to fur
nish, whatever men and money were
necessary, congress would have pro
vided them, he said. :
."And now, without having first
appealed to congress for money and
men. to aid him to prevent. nullifica
tion; of the constitution," -he said,
"Hoover suddenly surrenders and de
clares, the helplessness .of his admin
istration, to enforce the constitu
tion .which he has sworn to uphold
j' I' (Continued on Page Plve);vf ' J
To Open Bids On
ll Hiffhwav Jobs
1 At Aug. 31 Meet
. SALEM, Aug. 18 W) Bids on 17
highway projects Involving an expen
diture of about $800,000 will be open
ed, at tho meeting of the stato high
way, oommltnlon In Portland Aug. 31,
It was. announced here today. The
projects, covering Improvement of 66
miles, of highways, and construction
of five bridges and one building, are
spread over 14 counties in the state.
.The awarding of those contracts
will bo tho first work on the federal
rellof program. The. projects to bo
let will be as follows:
. Baker county Lime -Hunting ton
soctlon of the Old Oregon Trail, 4,16
miles, of grading.
Benton county Bummer creek
Lobster mountain section of second
ary highway No. 201, sovsn-tenths
mllo of grading.
Clackamas county Jennings Lodge
and Clackamas river sections of tho
East Portland -Oregon City highway,
one mile of grading. Ml lwaukle -Oregon
City section of tho Cast Portland-
Oregon City highway, 6.7 miles of
concrete pavement, twenty feet wide,
Curry county First Hughes sec
tion of secondary highway No. Id 60,
1.1 miles of grading and grave, sur
facing.' Deschutes county Horse rldge-
MUIlcan section of Central Oregon
highway, 4.04 miles of gravel aurfac
lng, i
.Douglas county Paradise creek
(Continued on Page Five)
Woman, 100, Taking
Long Stage Trip
OMAHA, Aug. 18 (IF) Back track
lng over a trail she rode on a pony 82
years'ago, Mrs, Minerva Hastman, 100
yoars- old. Is on route from her homo
In San Francisco to Washington, D.
O.' She passed through here yester
day, unaccompanied, traveling on a
transcontinental bus.
At Washington Mrs. Hastman will
celebrate Jointly tho blcontennlal ot
Oedrge Washington and hor own ono
hundredth birthday. Asked for an
Interview by newspapermen, she ro
piled' that "Polk aren't Interested in
me,"
Burns Youth Near
"Death Due to Dive
' BURNS, Oro Aug. 18 m fteorgc
Hlbbard. 1, son of Dr. L. B. Hlbbard,
member of the stato game commls.
slon, was In a critical condition today
from a Tieck fracture Buffered last
night when he dived Into shallow
water. Dr. Otla P. Akin, Portland
physician, flow- to Burns today In a
chartered plane to attend the youth,
and operated at once. Young Hlbbard
;wa paralyzed from the neck down
He was swimming In a water-filled
gravel pit and dived from a spring
board 20 feet high, aiming for deep
.water. He struck in water about
three feet deep,
CHAS CURTIS
PERSONALLY
DRY, HE SAYS
Makes Acceptance Speech. :
ml!. A J!i. J
i.ms Aiternoon in 1
Nation's Capital :
BELIEVES BETTER
TIMES ARE NEAR
Speech -By : Hoover's , Run-:
ning Mate Clears the
Way For' the Republican
Presidential Campaign, t
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 18
(AP) Voicing his personal,
opposition to repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and
expressing confidence in
frnrinn offnvfo fri rwinop'roliaof '
from the depression, Vice. '
rpnrpn nnminnr. nn nv rnp rcn
Dublicans. " '..... ; -
Thi KflTisfln: in hia fnrmAl
address of acceptance, said he ;
felt the people "should at till
times be fifiven full ODDortunf.
ity to express their opinion on ;
tne - constitution or amena-
sonally- "I am opposed to the -.
ivvmti uj. Kite oniuuu aim a anv
opposed to the repeal of. the
: i i . tt. .. . . . .
eignieenui..amrenamens, ,
Mr nill-Mn mrin tinmiinl.lrm In. hi :
Drerjarsd address at Presldant' tfno'
vers proposal ror a change m pronl
(Oon tinned on Pago Five) ,
CARAVANS OF
COAL MINERS : '
WfvVfVfV fwi A KM . M'
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Auff. 18 (ff)
Two long caravans of striking coal -miners,
reported to number 4000 men,
started the- threatened . "marsh on, .
Taylorville" today to induce union
miners working under a new lower
wage scale contract to quit the mines
Accompanied by several women,
the diggers advanced from the south :
and the north for tho avowed pur
pose of "peacefully" stopping all
mlno operations In Christian county.
Highway barricades were removed
earlier upon orders of county author?
Itles.
Six national guard planes ordered
campment at Camp Grant by Gover-'
nor Emmerson were ordered to the -scene.
Two planes were equipped '
with machine guns. Brig. Gen
Thomas S. . Hammond was with the
mere. '
Work on Street V
Drain Near, End
city Manager Angus McAllister re
ported during last night's commission
meeting that tho croos-streot drain
was about Installed at Fourth and
Washington, and that the crews
should be ready to get at the worK
ot pavement patching shortly. 4
He also announced that Engineer
Clrcen, ot the stato board of health,
was expocted hero today or Friday,
nnd would go to tho Beaver creek In
take. Cash on hand at the end of the
week was 11, 4 12. 76, of which 18030.10
was In the bank, $522.98 In cash and
tho remainder In warrants.
Only routine matters were before
the commissioners last night. . .
Wheat Today
mrminn a.. to nr. InM.A hi,
lng by houses with eastern connec-'
tlons lifted wheat prices briskly to
day toward the last.
Reports that plana for organisation
of the new commodities finance cor
poration had been perfected were a
bullish factor. Eastern buying caught
tho wheat pit In an oversold condi
tion. 1
Wheat closed firm, 1 1 Ho above
yesterday's finish, corn V Ho up,
oats at Vs It Hc advance, and provis
ions 8 to 12 cents down.
PORTLAND, Aug. 18 VP) Both
cash and futurea wheat advanced la
tho domeetlo trade during the Thurs
day sessions. On the Portland fu
tures market, September elosed with
a gain of 'Ac, December !4o and May
Ho bu. There were sales of 19,000
bu. On the merchant exchange cash
wheat advanced Sic bu, all around. ,