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CITY EDITION rH aa-srest- Iwm I Mud Win MrrlM Only Nffngojcr . Printed Ib La Grand Covering Union mad Wallowa Connttet StX PAGES TODAY VOLUME 30 ASSOCIATED PRBM AND JL B, 0 LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 1932 mamxkmx onaooira uunxg iniwaPAPKB NUMBER 301 rm WO -;-. ( ! . . ! Traesieets .Face . Murder Phases 'NEWMANAND MOORE BOTH , IN BAD SPOT ' Moore , Confesses to Kill 7 J ' ing, District Attorney Is Carl Helm Reports. COMPANION'S SHOT ALSO MENTIONED Ex-convict "From Texas Being Ques tioned Today in Connection With E. L. Smith's Death. Fred Moore, alias Robert King, 22, has confessed to the slaying ot Eldon L. Bmlth, Union Pacific railroad de tective, at Hllgard on the night of Aug. 4, DlBtrlct Attorney Carl Helm announced here this morning. This definitely verified reports received by the Observer and published yester day. Mr. Helm said the confession was made at Pendleton Wednesday night. Yesterday Mr. Helm and Railroad De tectives Cogbiirn and Aarhua took the prisoner to Hllgard - and went over the ground of the killing, and then took Moore to Baker, where he showed the officers where he and a companion, Jack Newman, ex-convlct from Texas, did some practice shoot ing before the slaying at Hllgard. To File Murder Charges Mr. Helm said that he probably would , complete filing of murder charges against both Moore and New man, some time today. Speculation on the street that Moore might plead guilty could not be verified by . Mr. Helm, who could not say what the prisoner or prisoners would elect to dO. V - Moore was placed In ' the county jail here late last night after the return' from Baker, where officers found a, lead bullet from one of the guns used -in the target practice. Moore's confession was not made public by the district' attorney, al though Mr. Helm gave a brief sum mary of -what Moore said In an In terview , with 4he . Observer'. & ... -The , Prisoner's tttdry "" v " '; Moore's story, in brief, follows: A ' Moore bumped against Mr. Bmlth at Hllgard while the. detective was ejecting a number of transients from a freight train 1 and Moore -thought the detective's flashlight was a gun. Moore pulled hie own revolver, a .32 (Continued on Page Pour) plan to Sell certificates y IS AGREED ON v. A plan to sell a labor certificate, equal to a wage earner's pay for one day, to wage earners of the city in or der, 'to obtain money for the Union County Labor exchange was drawn up last night when tne Business ana professional men met at the Saca Jawea Inn. Practically the only form of .employment available now Is that of cutting wood, but a slow market makes It Impossible" for the worker to make enough money on, which to keep nimseir, ana lanuiy.. The plan of the exchange -Is to sell the certificates which are redeemable at once in wood or in produoe in 60 days bo that money may be advanced to the workman on which he can live until cold weather accelerates the market. " v A round table discussion of the problems of the exchange and relief matters of the city and county now and for the coming winter was held, and it was decided to call a meeting of the service clubs in La Grande next Tuesday at 7:30 p. m., at the Baca lawea Inn. . An 'effort Is being made now to obtain an outside market now for wood. . Judge V. G. Couch, county Judge, announced that he expects to receive information about road work for the coming winter In the near future. Dud Rankin Has An Even Chance ' WALLA WALLA. W,ash., Aug. . 19 Dud Rankin's flying pupil. Dr. Mark Phy, of Hot Lake, flew here yester day and after examining the injured liter gave mm an even cnance 01 re covery. Mr. Rankin, La Grande flying school operator and brother of Dick and Tex Rankin, Portland airmen, was Injured Monday when supports gave way while he was making re pairs to his plane and the heavy ship pinned him to- the ground, breaking his nacK. WEATHER FORECAST . Oregon: Fair tonic ht and' Saturday and over the week- 3 end but cloudy or foggy near Q the coast; temperature above $ normal In the interior: mod- erate northwest wind offshore. $ WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 64 above. Minimum: fit above, , - Condition: Clear. ' WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 02. minimum 69 above. Condition: Clear. Range 83 degrees. WEATHER AUO. 19. 1931 Maximum 91, minimum 69 above. Condition: Clear. Range 32 degrees. Marks Has Not Resigned; May Do So, However In Case linn County Sen ator' Gives up Post, Kiddle Virtually Assur ed of Presidency. By Clayton V. Bernhard (Associated Press Correspondent) SALEM, Aug. 19 Willard L. Marks, of Albany, president of the state senate, said today he had not yet resigned from the state senate nor had he accepted the position offered him as federal commission er in bankruptcy, but added he was "seriously considering quamying ior the position and would make a def inite announcement within a short time." Acceptance of the federal position automatically disqualifies Marks for a seat In the state legislature under the Oregon constitution. Should he accept the position proferred him, Marks said he would tender his resig nation simultaneously. The senate president told the Associated, Press today he "would regret exceedingly retiring from the legislature," and that it was because of his associa tions In the senate that he has de bated the acceptance of the bank ruptcy commlssionershlp. , By reason of his, position as presi dent of the senate, Marks is lieutenant-governor, and would succeed to the governorship In the event of a vacancy there. During the past year and half Marks has been In the governor's chair three times, once for moro than a month when Gov ernor Julius L. Meier was out of the state. The resignation of Marks would re (Contlnued on Page Four) - Ashes Where Old Centennial Stood Since 76 By Mrs. L. Z. Terrall (Observer Correspondent) UNION (Special) Only the charred ruins remain , as a grimi reminder of the fire that destroyed several places of business here yesterday. The flames, evidently starting from ashes tha( had. been dumped there in, the morning, were at the. rear of .the hotel and had gained considerable 'head way before the alarm was' turned iri, about 11:30, In a short time the streets were filled with people who gathered from far and near and the front of the buildings were hastily cleared of furniture and other equip ment. Everything that could be sal vaged Including doors and windows were removed while fire fighters fought the flames from the roof of the Haggerty grocery and from the rear of the burning buildings. About noon when the task of getting the flames under control seemed hope less a call for help was sent to La Grande and in a short time a fire truck and several firemen arrived and and started their attack at the rear of the building. For more than two hours the flames burned furiously but they were prevented from doing damage to the surrounding buildings. The old Centennial hotel, one of the landmarks of Union, was built In (Continued on Page Four) Grouse Season ') Opens Tomorrow In 3 Counties With the opening of the grouse sea son tomorrow, sportsmen of Union, Wallowa and Baker counties will have a double opportunity of , securing game birds for their dinner. From Saturday to August 25 the sagehen and grouse seasons will run concurrently, so that sportsmen will be permitted under the law to take three sagehenB and four grouse, a to tal of seven birds. The bag limit on grouse is four In one day or seven in seven con secutive days. The season will be open only in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties. The grouse season will run from August 20 to September 20, inclusive. Sportsmen will be permit ted under the law to start hunting half an hour before sunrise and con tinue until sundown. Situation In Mine Zone Tense Today TAYLORVILLE, Ind., Aug. 19 OH Ten thousand or more striking union coal miners stopped all mining op erations in this area today and lead ers announced they planned to spread over Southern Illinois and continue their campaign. More thin 2000 miners protesting a reduced wage scale picketed Pea body Coal company mines near Ta lorvllle. Only a few employes appear ed for work and they turned away without attempting to enter the mines. Illinois national guardsman were held in readiness to move Into the picketing zone, but there were few reports of violence. Ice Box Looted By Two Thieves C. h. Mackey reported to city po lice last night about 10:30 that his Ice box had been looted by two men who forced the screen door. The thieves were not apprehended. Mrs. Mackey was at home and when she heard a noise on the back porch went out to Investigate. She came upon the two men. one of whom was emptying the contents of the ice cabinet into a sack while the other held the screen door open. They ran away. The loss was estimated at about 4190 BANKS GIVEN LOANS FROM R. F. C Secretary Mills Reveals Figures in Address at Providence. MORE THAN ONE BILLION LOANED Cabinet Member Denies That Corporation Bene fits Only the Great City Institutions. PROVIDENCE R. I., Aug. IB m The reconstruction corporation lent i oionnnnnn n iai? inafit.ifinn. in cluding 4190 banks and trust com panies from February a to jury ai. -Secretary Mills made the figures publlo today In an address at com mencement exercises of Bryant-Strat-ton College of Business Adntlnlstra tlon here. He denied the corporation had helped only the great city banks and other large institutions, and described the efforts to revive business. Mills said the corporation had ad vanced 9736,000,000 to the banks and trust companies. Of that sum, 930, 000,000 went to aid In the reorganiza tion or liquidation of 846 closed banks. Other Loans Re added that 968.000,000 was loan ed to 641 building and loan associa tions; 907,000,000 to 73 Insurance-companies; 81,000,000 to 60 mortgage loan companies, 9767,000,000 to ten agri cultural credit corporations; 980,000, 000 to 14 livestock credit corporations; nearly a million and a half to five Joint stock land banks; 936.000,000 to eight federal land banks; 9409,000 to three credit unions, and 9230,000, 000 to 43 railroads and receivers. , "Of the 91.218,000,000 authorized," Mills said, 9876,000,000 had actually been disbursed on July 80 of which 9110,000,000 has been repaid. In ad dition to the above, 600,000 Individual (Continued on Page Six) EASTERN OREGON MEDICSJTO MEET Twelve Counties to be Represented at Session in Baker Tomorrow Medical men from 12 counties are expected to gather in Baker tomorrow for the annual meeting of the East ern Oregon District Medical society or which Dr. u. u. uoraon, oi Batter, Is president. The meetings will be held In St. Elizabeth's hospital. Counties which will be represented are Bake?, Crook. Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman. Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler. Other officers are Dr. T. J. Higglns, of Baker, vice president, and Dr. J. (Continued on Page Two) STEEL DEATH NOT SUICIDE, JURY REPORTS PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 19 (JP) Mystery attending the death here Wednesday of Fred Prank Steel, ranch employe, whose body was found near the range of. the Pendleton Gun club, continued to confront investigators today a3 they sought some solution of the case. A coroner's Jury laet night returned a verdict that Steol "came to his death at the hands of persona un known." The top of his head shot away, Steel's body was found In a weed patch on the Umatilla Indian reservation. His arms were folded over a high power rifle. Five Killed In Auto Fire Four Oregon Girls Return From Three Weeks Tour Through Alaska Imposing snow clad mountains which hurl wisps of glacier fed wa terfalls over their steep sides and dirty little fishing vallages along the coast line charactertae Alaska for Marguerite Klopfensteln, Mildred and Myrtle Hoyt, of La Grande, and Mabel Ash, of Corvallls, who have returned after three weeks spent In Canadian and Alaskan waters. Sailing from Seattle on July 19 on the S. S. Alaska, they spent three weeks In the north and returned to spend the fourth week of their month's sojourn In Se attle, Portland and at the Oregon beaches. Having several hours unscheduled time, the boat which carried 138 pas sengers, went 46 miles up the treach erous uncharted Behm's canal, the second excursioni made Into the canal by any boat since the World war. Amid showers of rain they also visited the fish canneries of Ketchi kan, the principal Industry of the seaport towns which spresd along the beach, their Inward expansion curbed by the high mountains which rise sheer above the coast. Clote to Glacier After leaving Ketchikan they sailed remarkably close to tbe Taku glacier, Piccard Plans i Another Flight At Hudson Bay Stratosphere Aviator and Scientist to Make Third Trip in Balloon Next Summer. By R. G. llodfleld (Associated Press Staff Writer) DE3ENZANO, Italy, Aug. 19 Prof. AugUBte Piccard rested today after hla record-breaking ascent Into the stratosphere yesterday, announc ing he would begin immediately to prepare for a third ascent from the northwest shore of Hudson Bay, In Canada. "The moment we finish the work of calculating the results recorded by our Instruments on yesterday's flight," he said, "we will begin pre parations for the third experiment. "We plan to take off from the northwest shore of Hudson Bay, as close as we can get to the North Pole. Our purpose will be to com plete the study of cosmic rays at a point where the lines of magnetic force penetrate the stratosphere. "A solution , for many scientific problems will be .provided when we know how the rays act under these conditions." Next Summer The third: expedition, he said, would not begin until the middle of next summer. His next scientific move, he said, would be to take the Instruments he carried with him yesterday to a height of more than 10 miles above the earth, to Zurich, Switzerland, the starting point of his flight, to have the seals removed and the results verified. "Then," he said, "will begin sev eral months of figuring on our experiment- and after that we will be free to siurt planning the third flight from Hudson Bay." . Refreshed by a good sleep after the fatigue of his 12 hours In the frown upper regions yesterday Into (Continued on Page Four) Wound Brother Of J. H. Blunt In Robbery of Bank i Blunt Is In receipt 'of a' c.ir.' ping rom a Sfcottsburg. Ind., news paper relating the Btory of a desper ate bank robbery there In which his brother, Robert W. Blunt, cashier -of the bank, played an important part. The robbery occurred July 22 when three men entered the bank and or dered President W. H. Montgomery, Cashier Blunt and the Misses Hazel Glllisple and Margaret Swan, em ployes, and James Sand, a patron, to put up their hands. - 1 Mr. Blunt refused to put' up his hands or to surrender and .was try ing to strike the leader when another of the trio hit Blunt over the head. knocking him down. In spite of this mt. uiunt icnocxea tne revolver irom his - assailant's hand; and another bandit picked It up and hit the cashier six or seven blows over the head, whleh dazed him. After the three scooped up 94397 and ran from the bank, Mr. Blunt recovered and rushed from the bank, his face and head covered with blood, and began firing at an auto speeding west from the bank. It was believed from the crash of glass In the rear of the rob bers' auto that at least one of the cashier's bullets hit the car. The robbers returned the fire and one bullet pierced Mr. Blunt's right arm near the shoulder, passing through the fleshy part of the arm. He then walked to a doctor and smilingly re marked, "Doctor, X need fixing." Bank at Beloit Is Robbed of $70,000 BELOIT, Wis., Aug. 19 UP) Offic ials of the Second National bank nald an audit, being completed today, would show the loot taken by seven bandits would exceed $70,000 Instead of the $50,000 originally estimated. The six young women used by the bandits yesterday to screen their es cape reported they could Identify all members of the gang for whom po lice 'In Wisconsin and Illinois are searching. within 300 feet, and they report that the vibrations from the ship's whis tle would break great Ice bergs from the mass. Because of the Ice bergs It Is usually Impossible to sail as close as 300 feet to the glacier which extends from 90 miles back In the mountains Into the water. They also visited the Mendenhall glacier at Ju neau, a dead glacier, which they be lieved did not equal In beauty the Taku. Juneau offered for their entertain ment a trip to the Alaska Juneau gold mine, the only paying low grade ore mine In the world, where only 87 cents In ore Is realized In each ton of rock. Visitors were not allowed In the mines, but they inspected the mill after a steep climb up 1060 steps, flee Keen lo Spots Arriving at Skagway, they took the railroad to Lake Bennett, the gate way to the interior, traveling over the old trail of '98 through Dead Horse gulch and other scenic spoU. Lake Bennett rs at the top of White Horse pass, from where the gold seekers went on Into Fairbanks and Cordova ' (Continued on Page Six) W. C. T. U. NOT TO SPONSOR THIRD PARTY Mrs. Ella A; Boole Reiter- ates Belief Time is Not i Ripe For Move. SUCH ACTION IN f : 1936 IS POSSIBLE Slogan of "No Compro mise" Sounded in Final - Address of Convention in Seattle. - SEATTLE, Aug. IB UP) D. Leigh Colvln of New York City, chairman of the executive committee of the pro hibition party, declared here today that Senator Borah of Idaho, U stIU considering an Invitation to nut for president on a new political party tickets "There Is more than a possi bility 'tie wlU accept, I think," Colvln said, , 1 ' SEATTLE. Auk. 19 VP) The execu tive committee of the Woman's Ohrla- (Contlnued on Page Four. John N. Garner Hitch-Hikes Into San Antonio, Tex. . BAN ANTONIO. Tex.,' Aug.. $. 19 (PI John N. darner. Demo- cratlo vice presidential nom- t inee, hitch-hiked Into Ban An-. j tonlo early today on his way to his home at Uvalde to re- sume- a vacation Interrupted by political conferences In the $ ' east. ' 4' g The speaker of the house 4 traveled by airplane yesterday 6 ' from Cincinnati to Austin, 9 wnere tne plane was grounaea v last night by a rainstorm. The , 8 .Texan traveled the 80 mllea - 4 - between Austin and Ban An- tonlo in a motorcar with two yoluig men. whose names were not learned. - The mon offered , - the speaker a ride. , . t g ' Fall From Horse Fatal to Rosell WALLOWA, Ore., Aug. 19 Wl Dick Rosell, of Wallowa, died yester day from Injuries believed to have been suffered when he fell from a horse. He started for his home from Wallowa Wednesday night and when he failed to reach home a search started. He was found by the road side badly Injured. Aged Couple Hurt In Auto Collision OERVAIS, Ore., Aug. 10 W Seri ous Injuries were suffered by Mr. and Mrs. A. Blerwood of Gorvals, both past 80, when their automobile col lided with a truck near here last night. The name of the truck driver was not learned. J. Banderbeck, driver of the Blerwood car, was un injured. . . g AGED WOMAN LOST OS MOUNT EMILY : $ Mrs, Vlncenberg, grand- ' mother of W. A. Berryt u. P. railroad employe, Is lost some- $ where on the elopes of Mt, 4 Emily according to word reach- $ ing tbe sheriff's office this afternoon. She was lost last night and search today failed Q to find her. Sheriff Breshears is to leave for the mountain this afternoon. Mrs. Vlncen- & berg Is 60 years of age. Blaze Follows Collision; Two Others May Die MIDLAND, Mich., Aug. 19 W) Mrs, George Messer, 41, and her four children were fatally burned and two other persons were Injured in an automobile which caught fire after a coll to Ion here today. The dead are: Edward Messer, IS; Forest Messer, 10; Stella Messer, 6, and Ruth Messer, 4. All are children of Mr. and Mrs. Messer, of TJiomp sonvllle, Mich. Messer, 43 years old, and Harry Crane of Besjr M. Mich.,, the seventh occupant of the Messer car, were taken to a hospital here, seri ously burned. Mrs. Messer, 41, was taken to Mercy hospital at Bay City where she died. Neither of the two are expected to live. The Messer car collided with one driven by George Patrick, which bore an Ontario license. Patrick was carrying two fiye-gallon cans of gaso line on his running board, and In the collision the cans buret. The gasoline was sprayed over the Messer car, which caught fire. The seven occupants were trapped. Mollison Spans Bishop Earl Cranston, 92, Methodist Leader, Dead Today at New Richmond NEW RICHMOND, Ohio, Aug. 19 VP) The Methodist Episcopal church lost one of Its greatest leaders last flight by the death of Bishop Earl Cranston, 93. , ; AUUUCJ'' REV. EARL. CRANSTON ' Retired 16 years ago, the bishop had been in falling health several months. Bishop Cranston was chairman of the commission to reunite his church with .the- Methodist Episcopal Church South, and was author of a book on the subject, entitled "Breaking Down the Walls." A captain In the Civil war, later a bookkeeper and grocery clerk, the BUSINESS SHOWS DEFINITE GAINS W hoi esale ' : and Retail JLiMs" Continue to Reg- ."v . ister;- Improvement; . ;::' NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (P) Business In wholesale and retail lines con tinued to register definite Improve ment during the past week under a well sustained sentiment of op timism, the weekly mercantile re views said today. ' "Total business aotlvlty appears Im proved," said Bradatreet's, "particu larly In wholesaling lines where In quiries and Interest have been un questionably evident. In some cases larger orders have resulted, retail trade appears somewhat spotted. An unusually large number of reports mention collections as slightly Im proved, and this can be taken as an extremely encouraging factor. Gen eral business aotlvlty Is only a little better, but that little le enough to arouse considerable hope." . Dun's reported that steady Improve ment in business sentiment In all lines Is being reflected strongly In a broader buying movement. "The outlook this review asserted, "is brighter than at any time in the last six months, and for some branches of activity better than at any time in the last two years, ac Contlnuod on Pago Two) LARGE SCALE PLAN DEVISED TO AID CREDIT NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (!) A large scale plan to supplement existing credit facilities In the commodities field was well on Its way to actual operation today. Formation of a s50.000.000 com modities finance corporation to fi nance the movement of raw materials, was announced last night by Morti mer N. Buckner, president of tho clearing house ' association here. It will be Incorporated tcSGay or tomor row In Delaware. It Is backed by the Young commlt- ten nf Industrialists and bankers. well as leading New York banks. The plan Is to bring the lorge excess funds of New York banks to the aid of bor rowers In other sections where crodlt 1 scarce. I i Bankers asserted the fund woe in no sense a "Dool" but merely a bank ing fund to assure a proper volume of credit. - - ' Two Executed In McAlester, Okla, McALESTER, Okie., Aug. Id W - A white man and a negro, convicted murderers, were put to death In the electric choir at the Oklahoma peni tentiary here early today. I. J. Alder, the white man, a 80-year-old farmer, was convicted of slay ing his brother-in-law, Tom McDon ald, becauso he was not served enough pie at a family dlnnor. Alder also killed Mrs. Mcoonom. The neitro. Plllmoro Dnvls was sent enced for killing Ouy Jarvls, Blaine county undcrsherlff, when the officer tried to arrest him on a gasoline theft charge. SKW BIW1KB KOK KPKKI1 CKOWN LONDON Ml Another attempt to beat Blr Malcolm Campbell's land speed record will be made at Day- tons next February by Capt. Alas talr Miller, heir to the baronetcy of Miller of denies. . churchman was ordained a minister In 1867, and was elevated to the btshoprlo In 1896. He was resident bishop In Washington, D. C, for 13 years. Funeral services will be held at the home at 8 p. m,, Sunday. The body will be given a temporary resting place beneath a favorite buckeye tree In the front yard of hla home. In October It will be removed to the Arlington national cemetery,,- Reunion Ills Goal , Whatever his other Interests, reun ion of Methodism remained Bishop CranBton'a primary task. -: "It sounds like a confession ot Judgment at the bar of publlo opin ion," he once wrote, "for the using of millions of consecrated money to per petuate divisions which are without Justification. "Divided Methodism must become so thoroughly ashamed of Its present way of living in sight of Ood and men, that It will be less 'exaottng as to the details of Its hew habitation," He deplored the treaties, heighten ing division, drawn up between .the churches of the north and south con cerning the establishing of new pas torates. He felt deeply the ohange In the country's complexion whloh came about since the separation, later ac cented by establishment of the Meth odlst' Protestant ohurob, whloh was also Included in his plans for unifi cation. ... . . "It Is to be regretted," he aald, "that many of our brethren south contend- our church has no right to be In the south at all. -. In this they are sincere. But both churches have become national In the same sense.. The North Is In the South. The South Is in the North. Both are In the West. The people are thus learning better things of each other than they ' (Continued on Page Two) Curtis Pleased With Reaction To His Speech .'.TOJPEKA. Aug. IB M Vice Presl-: dent Charles Curtis said today he was 'greatly pleased"1 with the reaction to his acceptance speech yesterday In which he expressed his personal op position to repeal oi tne eignieentn amendment. "The reaction' has been fine and I am' greatly pleased with the many telegrams I have received," he said. Preparatory to departing tonight for Washington, the vice president spent the morning in his office. . nr. uurtis did not m&ice any oi tne congratulatory messages publlo. HOOVER CANCELS MEETING . .WASHINGTON, Aug.. 19 P) Presi dent Hoover today canoeued me cus tomary semi-weekly cabinet meeting. The president conferred with Sec retaries Hyde and Doak, both of them reporting routine ariaira oruy naa been discussed, r Ohio Democrats To Hear Nominee Deliver Address COLUMBUS. Ohio. AUK. 10 A Ohio Democrats assembled for their state convention today with their chief Interest centered on the forth coming address of the presidential nominee, Franklin D. Roosovelt, He will speak at 4 p. mi, eastern stand ard time, (1 p. m., Paclflo time) to morrow In the Columbus baseball park. eadng the program for today and tonight- wore tne problems of form ing an Ohio Democratic platform and tho selection of a candidate for lieu tenant governor. Leaders predicted the platform will endorse the prohibition plank adopt ed at the national convention, and that It also may advocate repeal of the state's own prohibition laws. Opening speakers of the conven- (Oontlnued from Page Sis) Four Killed In Plane Accident PONTE BAN PIETRO, Bergama, Italy, Aug. 10 UP) Two Italian army fliers wero killed today when their plane crashod through the roof of a farmhouse. The building caught fire and two children were burned to death. A woman and another child wore' saved. TIIIIEK KILLED IN CRA.SII TOULON, France, Aug. 10 () The pilot and two passengers of a French naval bombing piano were killed to day when the ship crsshed and burned during a training flight. Snow Falls Last Night in Michigan SAULT STS. MARIE, Mich. Aug. 19 (n Snow fell here - last night, as the temperature dropped to 32 degrees, " - SET (JOF.tt TO SO UAME8 DROITWICH, England W What Is probably a record In first class tennis was set up In a tournament here when a mixed doubles set be tween B. W. McKerrow and Miss B. Haseltlne and F. V. Resd and Miss M. J. Eddy went to 60 gsmes. McKer row and Miss Haseltlne won at 86-24. Ocean BRINGS HIS PLANE DOM AT VILLAGE British Flier First to Make! Westward Solo Flight i of North Atlantic. , ! :' Y CROSSES NEARLY i 3000 MILES OF SEA Weariness Prevented Him From Continuing on to ! New YorklT Fuel Not Exhausted." - PENNFIELD RIDOS, N. B., Aug. "it , ' OT Captain J. A. Mollison. the first' man to make a solo flight westward across the north Atlantic, landed Just , outside this little village at U:4S a,' m., 8. S. T today, too tired to go; any further. For more than 80 hour he had ' pushed his The Heart's , Content, stripped down, so that It was Uttl more than - a flying gasoline' tank, across nearly 3000 miles of . ocean through weather that was none too good. He had plenty ot fuel and, but for his own weariness, might have gone on to New York, he aald. When he got this far, however, and saw tnrougn a ureal in the . clouds i a broad meadow below him, he dropped down to a perfect landing. viuafe oy suv . ; ' Pennfleld Ridge Is a vlllace of not . more than 300 population. Even telephones are scarce, ..but Captain : Mollison was on a long distance wire reporting jus lanamg -a -lew minutes)' after he was down, i . i -. y ; Farmers and fishermen crowded out from-the village to the field about a-' halt, mllo from the tiny railroad sIsA v turn..-" I - They hadHeenImbinlr4 and he heard the - roar of his motor. Hl wheels had hardly, stopped rolling, before the first arrivals were crowding about him. , -. , , . . What he wonted most of all was a rest so one of the farmers took turn to his home nearby. The captain '. asked that his wife, the former Amy . Johnson, be notified of his safety. Word was telephoned to St. John, 40 miles up the coast to the Bay of Fun (Continued on Pag 81i) VETERANS OF . SADDLE WILL JUDGE EVENTS PENDLETON, Aug. 18 VP Three veterans of the saddle, well known to every stockman and round-up fan of -the west, will Judge the events of this year's Pendleton Round-Up. - . Henry Collins, president of tho western epic, announced today that Hugh Strickland of Burbank, Cel.: -Allan Drumheller ot Walla Walla, and Dr. W. D. McNary, superintendent of the East Oregon state hospital at Pendleton, will "ride herd" over the stirring show Sept. 8 to 10. - Strickland, famous throughout the world as a bronc rider, steer bulldog ger and calf roper, Is a familiar fig ure at Pendleton Round-Ups. Drum' heller, a Judge In several other yean, formerly rode In the relay races, Dr. McNary, who hasn't missed a round, up since 1911, used to race hla own string of horses on California tracks).- He sun owns a string of saddle ponies. - - Widow of Slain Man Held in Jail RENO, Nev., Aug. 19 VP) Jackie Peggy Lee, 21, said by the police to be the widow ot Dr. Louis Fowler. Dodd, found slain near Folsom, Cel., 1 has been held In Jail here for three -days, by federal narcotic officers. Last night she confessed to Polls Chief Klrkley, he said, that she and her husband had been engaged In the trafflo of narcotics prescription, and the officer said Dr. Dodd was being sought by the narcotlo officer when the Lee woman was arrested, Refueling Flight , Record Equalled CURTTSS FIELD. N. Y Aug. 19 VP) Mrs. Louise Thaden and Mrs. Fran ces Marsalls equaled the women re fueling endurance flight record at 4 p. m. (E. S. T.) today when their plane had been In the air 123 hours. They kept on flying. , , Wheat Today CHICAOO, Aug. 19 m With Canadian country deliveries of wheat reported as almost three times larger than a year ago, wheat prlcea today lacked aggressive support, Messages from the American nortn. west Indicated that domestic farmer were holding their wheat back with surprising tenacity. Pit traders her were disinclined to press the selling side of the market, fearing that con centrated buying might develop the same as It did yesterday. Wheat closed unstesdy. 10 i . under yesterday' finish. Corn H H off, oate HH down, and provls Ions unchanged to 5 cent lower. 1
