Thursday, August 18, 1932
LA GRANDE BVENINQ OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE.
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LflXBAIL
To Portland-
. Mrs. A. H. Singleton and her daugh
ter, Adah, are expecting to leave for
Portland tonight where they will
visit for several days.
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To Meet
The Eagles will hold a regular
meeting tonight at 7:90 at tho Eagles
hall, Arthur Bremer, president, an
nounces. .
From Nyssa
1 I John O. Young, of Nysaa, is a busi
ness visitor in La Grande. ,'
Returning Home y
: -Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Roberts, of Cald
i well, Ida., have been touring Cali
: fornla and are now returning to their
' home.' They, stopped In La Grande
and commented on the Eastern Ore
' gon scenery and tourist accommoda
tions. Viflt .
Dr. and Mrs. O. O. Wrenn, of Palo
Alto, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. L. LaRaut,
of Salem, and Mrs. Hobbs, of West
ern Oregon, were visitors in La Grande
today, guests of Miss Mabel Morton.
Dr. Wrenn 1b on the faculty of Stan
ford university at Palo Alto and he
and Mrs. Wrenn are spending their
vacation at Salem. The party stopped
off here from Wallowa Lake, where
. they had had an outing, to Western
Idaho and the Owyhee dam section
in Eastern Oregon.
Imp roving
Mrs. C. N. Cameron, of Perry, Is
Improved slightly after having been
ill for- tho past month of Inflam
matory, rhcumattfim. She Is con
fined to. her home. it
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He turns Home
.,Mis8 Jean Prazler has returned to
her home In Pendleton after visiting
In La Grande with Miss Sally Slegrlst
and at the Slegrlst cabin at Wallowa
Lake. Miss Slegrlst and her brother
Dolph. returned to La Grande yes
terday after having accompanied
Ml&s Frazler to her home.
Visiting
Miss Mario Worrcl, of La Grande,
is visiting at Rock Creek at the home
of Miss Clara Morris.
Mrs. Polack Here
Mrs. Anna Polack, of Long Beach,
Cal., Is visiting In La Grande and at
the summer cabin of Mr. and Mrs.
W. II. Bohnenkamp Sr., at Wallowa
Lake. She Is a former resident, hav
ing been a member of the staff of
the First National bank.
To Leave
Miss Grace MacMlllnn plans' to
leavo La Grando this evening to re
turn to her home In St. Louis, Mo.,
where she is a teacher In the Cleve
land High school. After spending the
summer studying at U. 8. C. In, Los
'Angeles, Miss MacMJllan stopped to
visit here with former friends. She
taught in the La Grande High school
: frbm 1911 until 1916.
Cuts Foot
P. L. Lund, while working for the
forest service on MX. Emily, cut his
foot with an axe. The wound was
painful but not serious, and Lund
was able to return to his work on the
mountain.
Attended Convention
Two former residents of La Grande
attended the Pacific regional confer
ence of the World Federation of Edu
cation Associations, which met In
Honolulu July 25 to 30. They are
Miss May Neill and Mrs. Nell Bradley
Elder, both of whomi are teaching
In the Honolulu public schools. Miss
Net 11 is a member of the faculty of
McKlnley High school, the largest
school in Hawaii, and Mrs. Elder Is
on tho staff of Roosevelt High school.
Both were students In the University
of Hawaii's School of Pacific and
Oriental Affairs, which was organ
ized this year. With faculty mem
bers from Japan, England and six
American universities, the School of
Pacific and Oriental Affairs Is the
first university department to con
centrate exclusively on the problems
of Pacific nations.
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Sport Finals
National League
Philadelphia 10 10 1
( St. Louis 4 10 2
Batteries: Hansen and Todd: Dean,
Derringer, Tcrwllllger and Mancuso,
Gonzalco.
R. H. E.
New York - 7 15 2
Cincinnati 3 8 2
Batteries: Hoyt, Luque and Hogan:
Kolp, Ogden, Frey, Hllcher and Lom
bardl. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh postponed,
wet grounds.
: American League
Cleveland ' at Philadelphia: post
ponedrain. (Two games tomorrow).
Chicago at . Washington postponed
rain. (Double header tomorrow).
Detroit at New York postponed
rain. (Double header tomorrow),
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&3D3D LEFiT
CHAS. CURTIS
PERSONALLY
DRY, HE SAYS
(Continued rrom Pag Om)
bltlon under which each state would
be given the right to deal with the
problem as It may determine, sub
ject to federal constitutional guar
antees to protect them against Inter
ference by their neighbors and
against return of the saloon system.
Explains Platform 1
I The Republican platform, he said,
' recoffnlzea that thn neonla Hhmilri
have full opportunity for expression
of their will on the question of
amending the constitution "and
makes no distinction as to the Re
publicanism of the members of the
party because of their stand on pro
hibition." ,
After expressing his appreciation of
the distinction conferred upon him
In being the second man to be re
nominated by his party for the vice
presidency, Mr. Curtis discussed one
by one the tariff, Immigration, the
farm problem, proposals for govern
mental economies, women's part In
government, labor and administration
efforts to conquer the depression.
He said that after comparing "how
little" was done by national admin
istrations in power at the time to
chock depressions of the post with
what has been done by the present
administration to bring relief "we are
Justly proud of what has been done
and feel sure that in time such ef
forts are bound to succeed."
"I know," he said, "the hearty co
operation of members of both polit
ical parties in the enactment of re
Uef measures recommended by the
president is deeply appreciated by
the people. The president has so
fully covered the economy and relief
legislation that it is unnecessary for
me to go into those subjects.
Sees "Bright Future" '
"We all know our country has
bright future; that when , this busi
ness depression Is over, we will go for
ward as we have after every period
of depression.
Dealing with the prohibition con
troversy, Mr. Curtis quoted from
George Washington's . "views on the
constitution, and added: -"The
Republican platform' recog
nizes the fact that the people should
have full opportunity for the expres
sion of their will on the question
of amending the constitution and
makes no distinction as; to the Re
publlcanlsm of the members of the
party because of their stand on the
prohibition question. It clearly points
out that the constitution provides
the manner in which .amendments to
It may be made, and If changes are
desired In It, they should be made
In the way the constitution desig
nates.
Cannot Ignore Constitution
"While the people may differ as to
tho wisdom of the enactment of
particular piece of legislation, or as
to the amending of the constitution.
It Is Impossible to Ignore the consti
tution. ."The Republican party pledges .It
self to the faithful enforcement and
the vigorous execution of the -eight
eenth amendment to the constitution
and to oppose the return of the
saloon.
"I believe In meeting the issue
squarely; I am a strong believer in
the rule of the majority and feel
that the people should at all times
bo given full opportunity to express
their opinion on the constitution or
amendments thereto, but personally,
I am not only In favor of honestly
and fearlessly enforcing all our laws
but further, I am opposed to the re
turn of the saloon and I am opposed
to the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment."
Discusses Agriculture
Discussing agriculture at greater
length than any other single subject,
Mr. Curtis recalled congress In the
past 11 years enacted between 25 and
30 bills "with the hope and expecta
tion that they would give agriculture
the grcatcly needed and deserved ro
ller." "But I regret to say," he added,
"that while some of them have helped
to some extent yet most of them have
not come up to the expectations of
those who Introduced and supported
them.
"While this problem has not been
and should not be partisan, yet the
Republican party wishes to solve it
and is anxious to bring the farmer
into a situation of equality with in
dustry "One of the problems Is to reduce
the spread between what the producer
on the farm receives and what tho
ultimate consumer pays for such
products. Another Is to provide the
farmers better marketing facilities.
"While I have for years believed a
national co-operative system would
help solve the problem and I still be
lieve such a system, properly organ
ized and conducted, would enable the
farmer to get a better price for his
products and at the same time do no
Injury to those who deal honestly In
the buying and selling of farm prod
ucts, while protecting the farmer
against those who will not give him
a square deal."
No Neglect, He Says
He denied the Republican party
could be charged with having neglect
ed the farm question, pointing out
that since March 4, 1921, "It has en
acted Into law various measures In
tended to solve the problem." These
acts, he said, were not only sup
ported by the various farm organiza
tions, "but many of them were pro
posed by such organizations."
As to the reconstruction finance
corporation, he said, there Is "quite a
; wrong impression" regarding m loans,
adding: "While it Is true that it has
helped some of the larger banks, yet
i of the 3600 banks and trust com
panies assisted by It, 70 per cent of
the relief has gone to banks and
trust companies in cities of less than
1 5000 population. 78 per cent In those
of less than 10.000. and 86 per cent In
those of less than 25.000 population."
.... Oppos esGEETAOINsh)rdlu3938ia
Oppose Cancellation of Debts
! , Mr. Curtis went on record as being
opposed personally to concellatlon of
the foreign war debts. Referring to
' the tariff, he said application of "the
principles of the American system of
protection Is necessary In order to
keep out of our country goods which
jcome Into competition. ' with our
home-made goods and t home-grown
product.'; , I-, -'. ; r
The two great problems which must
be solved, he said, were to secure em
ployment - for the unemployed and
to make a market for. the products of
the farm and factory. ,
"In these' trying times of world
wide economic disturbances," he said,
"Republican tariffs and immigration
restrictions account largely for Ameri
can wages being more than in any
other country. Not only are our
wages higher than In any other laid,
but American. sancaras of living are
far higher, hours of labor shorter and
working conditions better than in any
other nation.". , . v
The vice president proposed a "sys
tematic investigation and reorganiza
tion of governmental agencies with a
view of eliminating duplications and
of. uniting bureaus .where union ls
possible without Impairing the effi
ciency of the departments. ;
He expressed gratification with the
"Important pan women have taken
in management and control of the
country's affairs. v
Favors Five-Day week
, Reviewing the "distinct gains"
made toward "realization of labor's
laudable alms," he said "the five day
week should and will come.'. . .
Mr. Curtis quoted figures In. sup
port of his contention the present
administration had . taken active
steps to put hoarded and Idle money
in circulation, to show that since the
capita circulation, then 940.23, de
creased to S3 6. 30 one year later, and
Increased to 945.50 as of June 30, 1302.
He. expressed, opinion "there ought
to be established in society such an
order of things that everywhere the
aged and dependent may have a place
or. refuge ana the poor employment
and food
and concluded by say-
lng
"No president In peace times ever
had so. many difficult . problems to
solve, no president ever worked hard
er to Improve conditions, and none
ever took the people Into. his confi
dence as has the careful organizer,
tne great student of the needs of pur
people Herbert Hoover." . .. ;
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Oof Finds CoM Hoard , .,
Crippled, almost; -penniless,; and
wondering hovr he conld cure for
his large family much longer, Zeph-
eninn ureaKweu, or ADorvavenny.
England, noticed bis dog digging lt
one of the rooms of his small house.
Removing the flagstone. Brenktrell
found a hoard of golden sovereigns,
valued at $500.-. - , :.-
Ridding. Dog 'of Fleas . . .1
One lady has discovered that her , cents, today stood at 34.9 cents, an
vacuum cleaner Will remove all the . increase, of 7.6 per cent; the Calif
fleas, from her rlog, -and 'the dog i ornla group which yielded an aver
seems to enjoy' the process. The "Be price of 28.7 cents last week to
dost bag containing the fleas must , da was established at 30.1 cents,
be Dlunced at once Into bol Ins wa-
teiv
Of Definite Term ,V (T.'-'
statutory award b .award
that la 'enacted, acquired or inv
p'psed . by .statute - The award
permanent in mat. no one can rant Houses running short of wool and
It away, Bui; It ti .tiot.. necessarily 'desirous of obtaining additional eup
conUnuaK t For - Instance If. a atat- .! plies say they are In a quandry. WooIb
Gt pry award of $20,000 la made, - In original' hands are now held no
there ta no ;iturther claim Vtieo foe jatrongly- and at such prices that it.
I2&000 la 'paid." ' would be practically Impossible to
. . ' "- ' ' '" buy them outright and sell to ad-
Rhode Island Coa! ,
William Penn received a email
sample of the first coal that wa 'vancea that would, be required would
mined In Rhode Iand In 1706, BlX'alfl0 demand a hlghor selling level,
years after . the discovery of the l6cal traders said they believed.
first anthracite In that state. The
coal was sent to Pen n, In London,
dj james xngnmnn oi iqe vjuaser
city.
Sunday Week'e First Day
! Under the calendar now general
ly In uee Sunday Is the first day of
the week and Saturday the seventh
OLD CENTENNIAL
HOTEL BURNING
(Continued, on Page Five)
department kept the fire from
spreading to nearby buildings.
The La Grande fire department
sent Its smaller truck to Union this
noon, keeping the big punrpor truck
here as protection - against the pos
sibility of local fires. .
FARMERS STRIKE
IN THREE STATES
(Continued from Page One)
of about 100 farmers, ' picketing a
highway at Stevens, forced him and
his deputies to stop escorting a fleet
of five trucks to Sioux City.
One shot was fired In the air by
the sheriff,, who was ovorpowered by
the farmers and relieved of his
weapon. It was tho first shot fired
anywhere In the area affected by the
strikes, one of which is being waged
by milk producers, and the other by
farmers who hare declared a 30-day
holiday on selling all kinds of agri
cultural products.
The decision of Nebraska farmers
to loin Iowa and South Dakota pro
ducers In- the blockade of the high
ways, which has been under way since
last Monday, was announced last
night by J. P. Krtege of Dakota City.
Attempt to Maintain Order
Authorities of Northwestern lows.
Southeastern South Dakota and
Northeastern Nebraska meanwhile
took further precautions to preserve
order.
Only two arrests have been made
thus far In the strike. Two farmers
were committed to Jall In Le Mars for
allegedly having blocked the progress
of deputies and attempting to run
down one of the strikers.
The most serious clash of the cam
paign in Iowa occurred late yesterday
on the Correctlonvllle road. Three
livestock trucr.s with a number of
the county's 60 special deputies
clinging to them rushed the block
ade. A six ton truck smsshed through
logs and other objects barring the
way while the two lighter vehicles
swung aside and went directly
through the crowd of picketing farm
ers. All of the latter leaped Into the
clear, however, and started In pur
suit but were outdistanced. . ,.
TO OPEN BIDS ON
17 HIGHWAY JOBS
(Continued from Psg. Out)
Read bridge section of Umpqua high
way, construction of 12.6 miles of
screened gravel surfacing,
Harney county Lake county line-
sliver creek section or central Ore
gon highway 14 mllea of gravel aur
faclng. - .
.Marlon county Brooka-Woodburn
aectlon of Pacific highway, 9.4 miles
of grade widening and gravel shoulder
construction. 1 .
. Sherman county Biggs-John Day
river section of Columbia river high
way, 9.65 miles of grading to be con
tracted In two unite.
; Washington and Yamhill counties
Multnomah county llne-Mlddleton
and West Dayton-Lafayette sections
of the West Side Pacific highway, 2.1
miles concrete pavement twenty feet
wide.' i .
Clackamas county Bridge over
Canyon creek on the Woodbum-Mt.
Hood secondary highway No. 181,
about 7 miles northeast of Molawla.
Coos county Bridge over south fork
of the Coqullle river on the Powers
secondary highway No. 349 about 1
miles north of Powers.
Lane county Construction of a
maintenance building at McKenzle
bridge on the McKenzle highway
about 50 miles east of Springfield.
Marlon county Bridge over Sil
ver creek on Stiver creek falls second
ary highway No. 163, about 13 mties
south of Bllverton. ' :
Polk county Widen bridge over
north fork of Ash creek on the West
slde .?tflo highway about a miles
" ssanmouwi,
Yamhill county. Trestle over Pal
mer creek on the Lafayette secondary
highway No. 164, about " five miles
north of Hopewell.
.. ACCUSED OF SETTING FIRE
PORTLAND, Aug. 18 ' Kenneth
Olson, arrested on a char Re of setting
. in the Siskiyou national forest.
was brought to Portland yesterday by
Cal Wells, deputy United States mar-
Bl,a.' Klamath Palls. He was lodged
j,n the county jall nere -leu-. u
MOO ball, :
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jWOOL MARKET IS
ACTIVE, PRICES UP
(Continued prom Pag. One) .
The average price of the territory
wool group a week ago was 81.3
cents and-today was 36 cents, an ln-
pw.d. nr -la it ... . ii.. i-
orolin 'whlr.h lfutt. iMlr nvnraoMl fla 1
. B""n i . per cem.
The fleece wool group, at 14 cents
In the greaso last week, has risen to
16.7 cents, a rise of 12.6 per cent.
Quotations today were firm on the
the high level and further large of
ferings were held for higher figures,
heavy sales encouraging efforts to
secure -further advances...
j vantage even on the current high
' market, and If attempts were made
to arrange for consignment the ad
WOMEN N EARING GOAL
VALLEY STREAM, N. Y., Aug. 18
M With unfavorable weather fore
cast for the final .day of their at
tempt to set a new endurance flight
record for women, Mrs. Frances
Marsalls and Mrs. Louise Thadon
completed their fourth day In the
air this afternoon.
Because rain and wind were fore
cast, with the possibility that refuel
ling might be temporarily Impossible,
100 gallons were piped into the en
during plane from the fueling ship.
BISHOP CANNON
ACCUSES HOOVER
OF SURRENDERING
' . .Continued from Page One)
and defend.
"Would Jackson or Lincoln or Wil
son have made such a declaration of
administrative helplessness to uphold
the constitution without, a vigorous
demand that congress give all pos
sible aid?
"And now to remedy tho 'intol
erable' conditions which he declares
his administration cannot control,
Hoover makes an Indefinite, Illogical
and Impracticable proposal that a
new amendment be adopted, which
amendment will permit the states to
legalize the manufacture and sale
.of Intoxicants but which will con
tain a guarantee that the federal gov
ernment will prevent the return of
the saloon and violation of the laws
of dry states.
"Until Hoover specifically formu
lates a provision whereby he proposed
to prevent the return of the saloon
his proposal is simfply an Indefinite
and glittering generality. How will
he define where the legal hotel or
restaurant or drinking parlor ends
and the Illegal saloon begins?"
Really preventing the return of the
saloon or Its equivalent will be far
more difficult, he said, than It has
been to enforce the eighteenth
amendment.
"Meanwhile," he added, "emphasis
must be placed upon the election of
senators and congressmen opposed to
submission and rpeal, political plat
forms and presidents are temporary.
This is only one battle In the Irre
pressible warfare with alcohol, In
which there can be no compromise,
no retreat, no surrender until traf
fic in alcohol the great enemy of
social order, has been practically
abolished."
PORTI.AM) CAHII
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. IB (Pi Cash
whest: Big Bend bluestcm 50c.
Soft white 34o.
Western white 63VJO.
Hard winter 53'e.
Northern spring 53c.
Western red 62c.
Oats: No. 2 while $17.00.
Today's car receipts: wheat 43; flour
6; corn 4; hay 1, .. .,
Engineer Dazed
By His Welcome
From King Boris
NEW YORK. Aug. 18 (PI Augustus
Phillips, of Falls City, Neb., a loco
motive engineer, Is back from Bui'
garla still a bit dazed by the recep
tion he said King Boris gave him.
No sooner had Phillips arrived In
his native Bulgaria for a visit, he
said, than the king, whose hobby also
Is locomotives, sent a carriage and a
military escort to bring him to the
aummier palace at Varna.
."You know, railroading is my hob
by," Phillips quoted the king as hav
lng said. "We never have a new en
gine over here but I pull the throttle
and start the train going. There Is
a lot I want to ask you." .
.' "I was flattered," - said Phillips,
"and I told him I could go on talk
ing about railroads until midnight
If he wished."
So for hours they talked, about
narrow gauges and standard gauges
and automatto atokers.
"Did they decorate 'you?" Phillips
was asked.
"Yes," s&ld the engineer, "He gnve
me and Mrs. Phillips passes over the
entire railway system of Bulgaria, the
best decoration I know of."
In return Phillips said he gave the
king some photographs of famous
locomotives.
ROOSEVELT
: WILL SPEAK
IN PORTLAND
Sept. 16; Salt Lake City, 8ept. 17 and
18; Butte, Mont., Sept. 19; Seattle,
Sept. SO; Portland. Ore., Sept. 21
San Francisco, Sept. 23; Loa Angeles,
Sept. 24; San Dlcgo, Sept. 25; Wll
Hams, Ariz., Sept. 26; Albuquerque, N.
M- Sept. 27; Sioux City, la., Sept. 20;
Milwaukee, Sept. 30; Chicago, Oct. 1;
Detroit, Oct. 2, and Buffalo, Oct. 3.
States which will be touched on
the trip but In which no stops are
scheduled are Pennsylvania, Ohio, In.
dlana, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma.
The governor will speak In some of
them later In the campaign.
WILL VISIT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Aug. 18 Portland
will bo one of the points at which
Governor Roosevelt will deliver ono of
the four or five major addresses on.
his western tour, Carl O. Donaugh,
chairman of the Democratic state
central committee, said today. The
New York governor gave Donaugh this
assurance during their. recent confer
ence. '
I am more than pleased to learn
that Governor Roosevelt has determ
ined to visit the Pacific coast states,"
Donaugh Bald, "and that he has ac
cepted the invitation, to make Port
land one of his stopping points.
'While In New York at the confer
ence of state chairmen I urged bach
Governor Roosevelt and Chairman
Parley to Include Portland In tho
Itinerary of the proposed trip, which
was then tentatively agreed upon but
not definitely determined. I was as
sured both by the governor and by
Farley that In the event the far west
ern trip was made, Portland would
be solected as one of the cities from
whjgh, one . of , the major addreaues
would be delivered and broadcast.1' .
"As soon as I receive definite in
formation from Chairman Parley ar
rangements will be made for tho re
ception of Governor Roosevelt here,
and for the address." ,
MUST WAIT ON COURTS
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS, Albany,
N. Y.,' Aug. 18 OP) While John J.
Cur tin, chief counsel to Mayor Walk
er, argued before Governor Roosevelt
today for the dismissal of ouster
charges, co-counsel obtained from a
Kingston supreme court Justice an
order restraining the governor from
passing upon the mayor's fitness un
til after the court heard arguments
on the legality of the proceedings.
GARNER MAKES PROMISE
CINCINNATI, Aug. 18 m John
Garner of Texas, Democratic candi
date for the vice presidency, told
Cincinnati Democrats today that
Governor Roosevelt of New York, the
party presidential choice would offer
a new plan for economic relief dur
ing the coming campaign.
The Texan, speaker of the house,
came here en routo to his home
state. Arriving by train, he left later
by plane for San Antonio.
LA GRANDE MAN
IS SENTENCED IN
PENDLETON COURT
(Continued From Page Three)
from Enterprise.
Today Deputy Sheriff Hugo Kllng
hammer was In Pendleton In connec
tion with the case, and little could
be learned here.
It was rumored that Mr. Steel and
Mr. Newman were friends and had
gone to Pendleton together, but little
of definite nature was available.
First reports Indicate the possibil
ity that Mr. Steel committed sui
cide, although there have been rum
ors here that he did not die by his
own act.
News of Mr. Newman's arrest and
conviction 'were received with sur
prise here, as he was very well known
and had a good reputation. His home
is on K avenue In Connordalc.
OMAJIA KIIKKP
OMAHA. Aug. 18 iJP) (U. S. D. A.)
Sheep . 12.500; lambs weak to 15c
lower, other classes steady; native
and range lambs 95.25. fed clipped
lambs S5.25, ewes down from $1.75.
Hat Cleaning
and Blocking
' Best Work in
Town at
Angel's
Across From Penney's
PICCARD UP
.10 MILES IN
HIS BALLOON
(Continued from Page One)
probably would carry him out over
the Adriatic sea II he remained up
much longer.
He landed within striking distance
of Lake Osrda, which he had been
able to see from the moment he
crossed the Alps to the Swiss frontier,
' Town Witnesses Landing
The gondola bumped to a landing
In a field on the outskirts of this
little town, whose entire population
of 2500 turned out to welcome the
adventurers. '
Th)9 bushy-haired little scientist
and his young assistant, Max Cosyn,
stepped out of the aluminum sphere
smiling broadly. . .,
"Well," said Prof. Plccard, "That
was a profitable trip."
; But before he would say another
word he Insisted upon seeing to the
deflation of the balloon.
Presumably, since he said tt was a
profitable trip, he had learned some
thing more about the cosmlo ray
which some scientists bollevo hold n
clue to whether the u til verso Is "run
ning down" or is destined to "Hvo
forever." Measurement of these rays
was one of the most Important sci
entific objectives of the trip.
The coamjo rays, falling on the
earth from somewhere in the upper
regions, constitute one of the great
est puzzles of science. Some bolleve
they result from creation of now
matter among the stars billions of
miles away. Others think they are
produced b ya process of destruction
of matter which some day will blot
out the entire universe.
They come in a continuous rain of
radiation. They are like X-rays and
the radiations from radium, but are
far more penetrating. Thus far sci
ence can only guess as to whether
they have any effect on human llfo.
lly Melvln K. Whltelnilher
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
DUBBNDaR. Switzerland, Aug. 18
(PI Prof. Augusts Plccard, conquorer
of the stratosphere, established a
new world's altitude record today by
rising 16,000 meters (more than 10
miles), above the earth In the alum
inum air-tight ball attached to his
stratosphere balloon.
Ho took off from the airdrome hero
at 6:00 o'clock this morning (8:06 p.
m., Wednesday. P. B. T.) after weeks
of waiting for suitable weather condi
tions, at noon today his headquarters
In Zurich received a radio messago
saying he had smashed his previous
altitude mark.
The radio message sent by Dr. Plc
card today woro tho first ovor received
from the stratosphoro.
. In his message at noon he sold:
"We have crossed the Engadlne
mountains at an altitude of 16,500
motors.".
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Cattle 5.000: strfldv tn nfrnnir. tji..
weighty steers S0.25, fed steers 7.35
$8.75; Blockers scarce, firm, stcsdy
on other classes, vealers 7.00i( 'i.26.
Sheep 14,000; slow, weak to 25c
lower, native lambs t8.80ia-t0.35; na
tlve throwouts- 3.5O4.0O, fat ewes'
1.752.35. -'
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cluded.
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LAY CORNERSTONE
OF L. D. S. CHURCH
(Continued from Page One)
under the direction of Bishop Kof
ford of the local church.
After the placing the atone, Bishop
Kofford told of the efforts of the
ohurch people In securing the new
building and the co-operation of the
townspeople, working; through the
commercial club In securing the filto
for tho new building. Thon ho set
aside to be placed In the vault of
cornerstone, copies of the principal
books of the church, consisting of a
Bible, a Book of Mormon, and a Pearl
of Great Price. J. W. Baxter Jr., was
called upon and he gave a history
of the Union ward, to be placed In
the stono. My. Bide lor, president of
the commercial club, thon. gave a
list of the members of the organisa
tion and of the contributors to the
purchaso of the site, which was to
bo placed In the stone. T. T. Cock,
city recorder, on behalf of the city
of Union; Roy Conklln, city superin
tendent of schools; D." E. Richards,
superintendent of the Eastern Oregon
experiment station and R. H. Jackson,
manager of the Farmers' Co-operatlvo
creamery were called on for a few re
marks and they each contributed
articles to be placed In tho stone. Rev.
R. C, Leo, of the Methodist church,
was then called upon and he gave
tho principal address of the morn
ing. He congratulated the local peo
ple upon the'tr efforts to secure a now
place of worship and the sacrifices
that they had made and would make
In order to secure a place of worship
according to the dictates of their own
consciences. He said that he, too
would place something in the new
stone, as a symbol of the tolerance
For Friday and Saturday August 19-20
3 for
s
and good fellowship that should ex
1st between the churches, and whlcl
does In fact exist between the mem
bershlp of the two local churches, u
Tho stone Is cast from cement antjf
Is In keeping with the other party
of the building. On the eastern ex
posure of the stone there Is a symjj
bollo star and on. the south are thji
words, "L. D. S. Chapel." with thj
date of tho year of ereceltn. 193
Articles selected to be placed in th
stone will be put In a copper box, heivf
metlcally sealed, to withstand . th
ravages of time, until this stonjf
building Itself shall have decayed!
and there can be but little quest log
but that these articles so nlaccif
therein will be safely kept for genJ
orations many many years away. - ,
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Medford Mayor Is
Suing Empire Col
,f
MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 10 W B. Hi
Wilson, mayor of Medford, and his
wife today filed a civil suit In JacKf
son county against the Empire HolaV
lng corporation; also' known as thii
United States Holding company, ana
Oliver P. Coshow, former Oregon su
preme court chief Justice and presl
dent of the company. Other defend
ants aro Jay H. Stockman, genera
counsel; Dr. Wilson R. Adams, -treas;
uror; I. H. Petty, vice president and
goneral manager, ' and Prank Keller
Jr.i goneral stock - Boles -manager,-,, $
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson aro suing Ion
tho return of promissory notes 10;
tho amount of $2000.
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North Sea
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Parowax
3 Pounds.. ....... 25c
Kipper Snacks
Regular can 5c
Federation Flour
49-lb. Sack $1.09
sr. SUGAR
20 Pounds . .$1.07