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VOLUME 30
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AMD A. B. O.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1932
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NUMBER 309
. F. Dunn Fatally Injured
HIT BY AUTO
SATURDAY IN
SANTAROSA
Formerly Owned Standard
Laundry in La Grande;
Lived Here 35 Years.
DAUGHTER AND
WIDOW SURVIVORS
Death Cai Driven By D.
L. Lafferty, Who Was
Exonerated of All
Blame For the Accident
Luther P. Dunn, 55, formerly ol
La Grande, died at Santa Rosa, Cal
about. 9 o'clock Saturday from In
juries received when he was struck
down by an automobile outside his
place of business about 4 o'clock In
the afternoon. He never regained
consciousness after the accident.
The accident, according to Associ
ated Press reports, was considered by
authorities to have been unavoid
able. Mr. Dunn, who went to Santa
Rosa, about two years ago to man
age a dry cleaning plant, was re
ported to have stepped from behind
a parked automobile Into the path
of one driven by D. L. Lafferty. Mr.
Dunn's skull was fractured.
Funeral services are to be held at
I Continued uu rage Pour.
F. T. CALDWELL
TO SPEAK AT
DINNER HERE
Frank T, Caldwell, of St. . Louis,
field secretary for the National Re
tall. Credit association, will speak at
the banquet of the Retail Credit
men's association of La Grande this
evening at 6:15 In the La Grande
hotel. All business and professional
men and women of La Grande and
vicinity are Invited to attend this
meeting and hear Mr. Caldwell dis
cuss many phases ofr credit, especial
ly as It concerns local retail mer
chants' business firms.
Mr. Caldwell has spoken In many
other cities in the Northwest recent
ly, and came here from Pendleton
this afternoon after addressing a noon
meeting there. He has been highly
praised as a speaker of marvelous
knowledge and ability, and Mr. Par
ker of the local credit bureau says
It will be worth while for anyone to
hear him, whether directly interested
in credit matters or not.
Mr. Parker emphasizes the need of
co-operation among people who are
'dealing with the public today, stat
ing that the credit that is given over
tho counter requires the greatest of
care, since this Is the business man's
money being lent out to others. Mr.
Caldwell will present ideas and in
formation which will be of great help
In keeping business men and their
customers on friendly, mutually help
ful terms.
Rev. A. . Starmer
Returned to Post
COQUILLE. Ore., Aug. 29 (Special)
At the close Sunday night of what
he termed one of the most Interest
ing, harmonious and successful con
ferences of the Pacific northwest areo,
Bishop Arthur J. Moore of San Fran
cisco, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church f South, announced the fol
lowing pastoral appointments for the
year, showing but few changes:
Portland IHstric.
Presiding elder, R,, U. Waldraven,
Corvallls, Ore.; Alsea, J. E. Walbeck:
Baker, Oscar Gibson; Corvallls, W. R.
Wilder; Coqutlle, Philip D. Hartman:
Franklin, J. S. Crocker, supply; La
Grande, A. J. Starmer; Medford, N.
D. Wood: Milton, C. F. McConnell;
McFarland, J. A. Hall; Myrtle Creek.
T. J. Patterson; Peoria and Lake
Creek, J. E. Walbeck: Richland. J.
T. Croot, supply Roseburg, T. S.
Wheeler; Tangent, : C. S. Coberly;
Weston, Frank Sutton; Williams, Jou
ctt P. Bray, Calapoola attached to
Rosebury, Bandon to Coquille, Clarks
Branch to Myrtle Creek.
& WKATIIKIt FORECAST
3 Oregon: Fair in the cx-
$ treme south portion; unset-
tied elsewhere tonight and
g Tuesday with showers In the
$ northwest portion, moderate
t temperature. Moderate west
4 and northwest winds offshore.
S
VEATIIKR TODAY
1 a. m. 47 above
Minimum: 45 above.
S Cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 77, minimum 67
above.
Condition: Cloudy. Range
20 degrees. ,
WEATHER AUG. 29, 1931
Maximum 94, minimum 62
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 42
degrees.
U.S.W.V. Picnic
Held Sunday In
Blue Mountains
Veterans and Families
From Pendleton, - Walla
Walla, Baker ' and La
Grande at Meeting.
Ninety-one United Spanish . war
veterans and their families gathered
yesterday for their annual picnic at
Emigrant Springs with representa
tives present from Pendleton, the
host city, Walla Walla, Baker and
La Grande, Louis Pinson, of Pendle
ton, was chairman of the host com
mittee and acted as toastmaster, call
ing on veterans from various cities.
. J. G. Henry, of James E. Page
camp, La Grande; E. A. Klrkendall, of
Frederick Funston camp at Baker,
and past state commander; George
Hartman, of Malabon camp at Pen
dleton, and' a representative of the
Henry Lawton post at Walla Walla
were called on and discussed the
aboltion of the pension and recruit
ing, two measures which are of vital
Interest to the veterans now. T. J.
Bantz. of Portland, whose member
ship is In the James E. Page camp,
was called on to speak also.
Mrs. Jessie Nelson, of La Grande,
department auxiliary secretary,
brought greetings from the depart
ment auxiliary president. Mrs. Rose
Fugit, of Baker, who was unable to
attend.
Walla Walla camp will bo hosts for
the next annual picnic which1 will
bo held at Emigrant Springs 'next
summer, tho date to bo set later.
Recital Club
Gives Program
Sunday at Inn
The La Grande Recital club held
Its first program Sunday ofternoon
in tho small ballroom of the Saca
Jawen Inn. and several new members
were added to the roll during the
brief business session at the begin
ning of the meeting.
Unfortunately, several of those who
had prepared selections for presenta
tion were unable to attend yester
day's meeting because of other en
gagements, so the program was brief,
but' nevertheless "elijoyatale Vhtf of
fine quality. . ,
Mary Trachsell played Bergmuller's
"The Tender Flower," a beautiful
piano selection. Another piano num
ber, and one which was especially
well -rendered, was Chopin's "Noc
turn. Opus 37, No. 2" by Mrs. W. C.
Long.
Tho only vocal selection on the
program was Mayhew's "Shoogy
Shoo," 3ung by MrB. Merville Moore,
and highly enjoyed by the members
of the club. Mrs. Harvey St. John
concluded the program with a piano
boIo. "Liebcstrum" by Liszt, played
with her usual excellent technique
and expression,
Several music lovers have recently
asked for associate memberships In
the club, which would allow the priv
ilege of attending the programs with
out the necessity of toking part at
least once every three months, as is
required of all active members. But
at yesterdoy's meeting if was. decided
not to establish associate member
ships, but to give members the priv
ilege of Inviting to programs any
friends or acquaintances who may
express the desire of attending.
Regular programs of the club are
to be held on the last Sunday after
noon of each month throughout the
year, the next one being Sunday,
Sept. 25.
Autumn Arrives
During Weekend;
To Stay? Maybe
Autumn fjorvcel notlco yesterday
and today that It will be hero for a
permanent visit vlthln a very short
time that is providing It rotlres lor
a few days In deference, to tho dying
days of summer.
Usually, the Grande Rondo valley
enjoys summer up to about Labor
day, but every now and then, fall
makes on earlier arrival, so theru Is
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Dr. Charles Sweet
Coming Here Soon
Dr. Chorlra A. Sweet, of Oakland,
Cal., secretary of tho American So
ciety For the Promotion of Children's
Dentistry, will be In La Grande on
Sept. 20 and 21 when he will speak
to the schools, parent teacher a30-
j clations, service clubs and other civic
a. I organizations Interested In the pro
' motion of children's dcstlatry. Dr.
a Sweet was a visitor In La Grande last
a fall and held a froe clinic during a
meeting of the Eastern Oregon Den
j, tal society.
The eminent dentist is one or tha
leading authorities In children's den
4, : tlstry and devotes his entire effort to
4 j disseminating Interest in the endeav
,lor and In the treatment of youthful
j j teeth. It is believed that he will
4, j start a clinic here which probably will
1 be carried on throughout the year by
tho local dentists. Members of the
I committee to make arrangements foi
' Dr. Sweet's visit ore Dr. A. M. Moore,
a Dr. R. F. Murphy and Dr. H. 8.
Brownton.
MANY DEATHS
IN THE WEST
THIS WEEKEND
Wet Pavements Contrib
ute to Accidents Fatal
to 8 in Washington.
TWO KILLED IN
PORTLAND, OREGON
Marshfield Man Crashed
Beneath His Overturn
ed Car Sunday, After
Skidding From Road.
Hy the Associated Press 1
Wet pavements contributed to a
series of weekend automobile acci
dents over the state of Washington
In which eight persons lost their Uvea,
six of them in the vicinity of Tacoina.
One person was drowned In Liberty
lake, at Spoxane. There were numer
ous injuries.
The dead wero:
Mrs. Stelle Cook, 27, Tacoma.
Henry O. Mosebach, 32, Tacoma.
Chauncey Aerne, 27, Tacoma.
James W. Dixon, 73, San Jose, Cal.
Mrs. Jeanette Quincy, 74, Puyallup.
George Van Hermcrt, Vancouver,
B. C.
Effle L. Barg. 35, Seattle.
Leo Kipper, 25, Tacoma.
Evelyn Murphy, 20, Spokane, who
drowned in that city.
In an accident which took two lives,
Mosebach, head of the Universal Mo
tor company of Tacoma, and Aerne,
postmaster of the American Lake vet
eran's hospital, were killed in a head
on collision of their machines at
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CARR FUNERAL
THIS AFTERNOON
Prominent Furniture Mn,
" Who 1 Died 'S & t u f 'd af,
Will be Buried Today.'
Funeral services for Joe J. Carr,
prominent La Grande furniture man,
who died in his apartment Saturday
morning of heart disease, were to
bo held at 4 o'clock this afternoon
at tho Snod grass and Zimmerman
mortuary with burial to take place
In -the Masonic cemetery. Rev. Mr.
Clarence Kopp, of the Episcopal
church, was to officiate.
Mr. Carr, who was 6? years of
age, had a wide reputation through
out tho Pacific northwest, particu
larly in business circles, and his
passing marked the end of one of
the most dynamic personalities In
Eastern Oregon. In his business, he
Invariably put his whole soul and
energies into any deal and his suc
cesses over a period of years stood
as testimony to his ability.
He was from sturdy pioneer stock,
his father, John Carr, emigrating to
the Grande Rondo valley in the early
7Q from Idjnrlo, and settling tqn
what Is now known as the Carr ranch.
Joe as a boy attended La Orande
High school, later going to McMlnn
vllle college and finishing his school
ing in a business college at Quincy,
111. Later he married Kathryn Carey,
who died March 31, 1020.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
W. Woods, of North Bend, Ore.
who was unable to come for the
funeral services, and by a sister, Mrs.
H. Anderson, of Ellensburg, Wosh.,
who arrived hero laic Saturday.
Child Freed From
Hoover and Roosevelt Return to Their
Work; Socialist Speaks in Mid-West
IN TIIK POLITICAL WOULD
4 Washington President Hoo-
8 ver returns to his desk after
weekend at Rapldan camp. $
$ New York Governor Room- J
4 velt turns from campaign for S
? the presidency to chores of $
2 stato foilowtng busy weekend. ?
Grand Island. Neb.Norman
$ Thomas. Socialist candidate, 4
$ opens mid-western campaign. Q
& $
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2!) (Presi
dent Hoover returned to his deBk
early todoy after spending a wfekend
at his Rapldan camp In the Virginia
mountains with a group of friends.
Mrs. Hoover and several members
of the party remained at the moun
tain retreat.
The chief executive conferred dur
ing the ride from the mountains
with Henry M. Robinson, Los An
geles banker and chairman of the
central committee of the new busi
ness co-ordination organization.
F. R. RKTTKNS TO WORK
NEW YORK. Aug. 20 W) With Sea
girt and its pronouncement on the
prohibition issue behind, Governor
ECLIPSE OF
SUN DUE ON
AUGUST 31
Last Major Eclipse in U.
S. Until 20th of
July, 1963.'
SCIENTISTS MAKE
PLANS FOR EVENT
Estimates Are That it
Will Be 40 to 45 , Per
cent Total in La Grande,
About 11:30 a. m.
4$$$34$$4$4$4$t$44g
S ECLIPSE TIME TABLE
By NEA, Inc. g
$ -
s The time that the eclipse 4
$ of the sun can be seen In varl- $
3 ous cities of the United States
4 and Canada on Aug. 31, and $
the extent to which the sun
will be obscured by the moon, $
$ Is given here. The hour Is ex-
& pressed In local standard time $
S In each case. $
Pet. of Time of
4 Totality Maximum $
4 Portland, Me. ..100 3:30 p.m.
3 Montreal 100 3:24 p.m. k
4 New York 95 3.34 p.m.
$ Washington .... 89 3:35 p.m. S
S Cleveland w 87 3:27 p.m. 8
$ Cincinnati ...... 80 2:29 p.m. 3
4 Chicago 79 2:20 p.m.
St. Louis 71 2:25 p.m.
Kansas City 65 2:10 p.m. g
4 New Orleans .... 69 2:43 p.m. 4
Denver 49 1:05 p.m.
4 Portland, Ore. 33 11:29 a.m.
4 San Francisco .. 15 1:41p.m. $
4
g$.$$$$.3 $ $ .$
A period of Just 100 precious sec
onds not to be repeated again for
31 years!
Observers In the United States and
, (Continued on Page Four)
FARM STRIKE
AROUND OMAHA
IS CONTINUING
OMAHA, . Neb., Aug. 29 P)
Iowa and Nebraska farmers picket
ing roads Into Omaha from the east,
the south and the north, in a drive
to , obtain , higher (rices for '.'produce
were enforcing a strict wawn over
the highways and very few trucks
were getting into the city.
Receipts at the Omaha livestock
market as estimated set the hog run
at 8,500. termed a "rather light run"
bv market observers, but lust how
mucn the blockade had to do with
the light receipts was a debated ques
tion. All roads into Omaha from the
west were open.
Tho pickcters near Blair', Neb.,
north of Omaha, refused to allow
any trucks to pass. South of the
city, tho situation was the same.
There wero no reports of violence.
The same situation prevailed on
the Iowa roads.
Young Communist
League In Riot
ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 26 iF) Jack
Tayback, who gave his address as Se
attle, and Carl Syvanen, of Astoria,
were in the city Jail hero today,
charged with reuistlng arrest, follow
ing what police described as a riot
hero Saturday night when police and
deputy sheriffs broke up a meeting
of the young communist league.
One man, Amanuel Tickmona, was
reported injured about the head.
. The sheriff's office said that sym
pathizers gathered In front of the
county Jail, where they thought the
two men had been taken, but were
scattered when the sheriff threatened
to use tear gas.
Roosevelt turned ogain today from
his campaign for the presidency to
the chores of state.
During a busy weekend the gov
ernor covered more than 600 mites in
New Jersey, New York City, and on
Long Island. A huge throng heard
him speak at Seagirt, N. J., Satur
day. Mr. Roosevelt conferred here last
night with Melvln A. Traylor, Chi
cago banker who was among the
presidential candidates presented to
the Democratic convention.
Commenting on the absence of for
mer Oovernor Alfred E. Smith, 1028
Democratic presidential candidate
from a luncheon in Oovernor Roose
velt's honor yesterday at West Hamp
ton Beach. L. I., Governor Roosevelt
said today a previous engagement
prevented Mr. Smith's attending.
The luncheon was given by Basil
O'Connor, former law partner of the
New York governor and Democratic
presidential candidate. The Invitation
to Smith, who opposed Mr. Roosevelt
at the Democratic national conven
tion in Chicago, was regarded by
somo political observers as a move to
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ECLIPSE
j 1 a V l : I
How the eclipse or the sun on Aug. 31 will be caused by the moon's shadow la Illustrated In the above
diagram, which also shows the narrow belt of total eclipse that will begin In the Arctic ocean at sunrise,
"cross part of Canada and N'ew England, and end In the Atlantlo ocean at sunset. Areas outside the path
or totality will see a iMurtlol eclipse, the sun being only partly obscured by the moon. The small chart
at the lower left shows the limits of the partial eclipse. The over-lapping circles at tho right show the
extent to which the sun, will be hidden by the moon over various cities. -
Roscoe Turner
(Travelling Fast
On Flight East
CLEVELAND AIRPORT, Aug. 20 P)
Roscoe Turner flashed across the
finish line In the transcontinental air
derby at 3:33 p. m. (E, 8. T.).
Captain Turner's unofficial flying
time was nine hours and eight min
utes, nearly half an hour behind the
speeding Jimmy Halellp, who con
tinued toward New York In an effort
taibreak Major - James . Doollttle's
transcontinental' record. . ' "'
-JJmmle Wedell was third to finish
tho race to Cleveland, arriving at 3:44
(H. S. T.) 11 minutes after Turner.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug.
20 (P) Flying at an average speed ap-
( Continued on Paire Four)
Imperial Prince
Coming Here Soon
Fred E. Bruml, attorney of Clove
land, O., and Imperial prince of tho
Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras
Ban, will pay an official visit to La
Grande In the neftr future, it has
been announced, although the date
of his visit has not been set. Mr.
Bruml, who has been visiting lodges
and temples In California, will go to
Portland on Sept. B, after which he
will come to La Grande, Spokano and
Lewlaton.
Mr, Bruml's Inst visit to Oregon
was in August, 1023, when he was a
delegate to the imperial palace session
of the Knights of Khorassan. The
Knights of Khorassan Is the fez
branch of the Knights of Pythias and
Is known as the sunshine division.
I10DGK WINS SWKKPSTAKES
Arthur Hodge won tho sweepstakes
yesterday at tho La Grando country
club from a largo field of contend
ers. Dr. James J. D. Haun was sec
ond and M. L. Nelson, third, Bob
Duncan, club professional, announced
today.
Torture
Father, Mother
Are Accused Of
Cruel Treatment
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio. Aug. 20 (ZD
Mf. and Mrs. Sylvester Hoc tor, who
aro alleged to have held an unwant
ed child In an upstairs room of their
home, naked, half starved, un wanned
and speechless, were formally arrest
ed today.
Arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Fred MHllsor, they were held
for action of the Gallia county
grand jury, and then released with
out bond.
At tho county children's homo,
meanwhile, three -year -old Loren Hoc
tor frolicked at Intervals In sunlight
he had almost forgotten. The ma
tron aald the boy was "practically
a skeleton" from starvation, but be
lief was expressed that with care
he would recover full health,
Mrs. Hoc tor said the boy was con
fined "to keep him out of trouble."
She and her husband are 32, They
have four children now. Another
died some time ago.
OF SUN SCHEDULED
FIVE MORE MEN
DIE IN TUNNEL
Brings Total Life Loss in
Hetch-Hetchy. Project - '
in California to 94. :
LIVERMORE, Oal.,' Aug. 20 W)
The cost in Uvea of the Hetoh-Hetchy
project,., San Franolsco'B new v water
supply ijyatemr increased here today da
rescue crews struggled through mud
and rock which -trapped five workers
In the coast range tunnel last night.
Abandoning all hope of finding any
of the men allvo, rescue leaders placed
tho project toll at 04 lives.
Two bodies were taken from the
tunnel this morning and a third was
at the bottom of tho shaft. AH were
badly mangled and no attempt was
yet made at identification. Workers
tolled on with eight feet of muck
still separating them from the ro-1
malnlng two bodice.
Tho five men caught In tho cave
In, all miners and muckers from San
Francisco, wore: E. CM no, 80; Pat
Crowley, ' 42; Thomas Denivohy, 20;
Roy McLcndon, 30, and Chostor 81 m
ondson, 30.
They wero members of a crew of
18 which was engaged In removing
timbers, preparatory to lining tho
28! mile tunnel with concrete.
They never had a chanco, tholr
companions, who reached safety, said.
Survivors of the slide said Cllne,
Crowley, DennoJiy, McLcndon and
Simondson, had Just removed one of
the timbers as there caroo a dreadful,
ominous roar.
Before the five men could drop
their tools, their companions said, tho
walla and roof of tho tunnel collapsed
about them. Albert Holmes, shift
boss In chargo of tho crow, led' six of
the survivors to a shaft, 2,700 foot
away. Tho othors escaped through
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HOUSE BOMBED
IN PORTLAND;
NO ONE HURT
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20 P A
large bomb, exploded In the stairway
of a Fourth street rooming house,
Jarred downtown Portland shortly be
fore dawn today, breaking out win
dows across the street, and wrecking
a poolroom. The identity of tho
bomber and the causo of the attack
was not known to police, who said
the rooming houuo was a disorderly
resort.
A hole 12 by 18 feet In size was
torn In one wall of the pool room on
the first floor of tho hotel.
A girl end a porter at the rooming
house said shortly beforo tho explo
sion occurred a man walked up the
stairway carrying a bundle wrapped
in newspaper. When he saw the two
he excused hlmneir, muttered "I'm In
the wrong place," and went down
stairs. Cigaret Is Cause
Of Death of Man
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 20 T)
Apparently tho victim of a lighted
cigaret which act his couch aflro af
ter he had fallen aleep, Oeorge
Evana, about 40, was fatally burned
In his apartment here today.
Presence of blood stains In a corner
of the room, and cuts on Evans' arm
puzzled police, but physicians con
cluded EvanB had Injured himself
when he arose from the couch after
being badly burned.
AUG. 31
Porll.md.Oio.
33 prt.
Chinese Raiders
Attack Mukden;
Japs Surprised
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Aug. 20 UP)
The flames - and bullets of . war
spread terror through this key city
of' Manchuria, today after hundreds
of( Chinese raiders had sprung up
In the night and dealt a swift blow
atf the heart of- the Japanese mili
tary defense system. - ' 1
' '-'Before- daylight most ot the many
small- bonds cXChlcese had -Vanished,
but large concentrations of phlneso
guerillas wore reported only four
miles away at Hun Hopu. At day
light Japanese bombers took tho air
wlyh orders to "get" them.
')' Raldfi In Mukden .
I In Mukden proper, the largest city
pf rich Manchuria, all was confu
sldn after a night of panic, during
which tho big arsenal and. Japanese
atr base were fired. The city's en
tiro fire department battled - the
blazes, and during the morning suc
ceeded In preventing any explosion
at "the arsenal and gottlng that fire
under control. The air base was ex
tinguished after several old airplanes
'had been burned. Other damage was
slight.
j Tho Chinese raiders obviously had
a weu organ iBea pian oi action, so
sudden and mysterious were their
attacks on strategic defense points
shortly after midnight.
j - Hardly had tho alarm boon sounded
;for Japanese troops and police, when
fire broke out at the arsenal and
air base, and tho wireless station
was the scene of hand-to-hand fight
ing. In one skirmish near the ars
enal, a Japanese ' officer and two
soldiers wearing the uniform of the
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Sacramento Dock
Fire Loss $600,000
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 29 Wl
Officials of the river lines and others
Interested In Sacramento river ship
ping sought today tho cause of a
tiro which burned 12 vessels hero
early yesterday -morning at an esti
mated loss of $000,000.
The blackened, half-submerged
hulks or eight river freighters and
two barges owned by the River lines,
a tug belonging to the United States
government, and another owned by
W. E. Curry, Sacramento, littered the
Tfolo county shore lino. Workmon
began repairing tolophono and elec
tric power lines on tho river bank,
damaged by flames from tho burning
craft.
River lines officials said they would
contlnuo business with their remain
ing two small stern-wheeler vessels.
Walker Hearing Is
Delayed By Death
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 20 VFI Oov-
ornor Roosevelt announced today the
hearing of charges against Mayor
James J. Walker would be adjourned
until after tho funeral of tho mayor's
brother, Oeorgo Wulkcr, who died at
Sarannc Lake today.
- "Bocauso ' of the death of the
mayor's brother," tho governor said,
"the hearing, of course, will bo post
poned until after tho funeral."
: Tho governor said ho did not know
when the funeral was to be held.
A second expected development In
the Walker caso was postponed by a
matter of hours when Supremo Court
Justico Ellis J. Stalcy sold ho would
not make publlo until tonight his do.
clslon on the application of Walker
tor an order to stop the governor U0'
elding on the ouster request.
ECUADORIAN
REBEL FORCE
IS ATTACKED
Federal Troops Storm
4uito, Capital City to
Stamp Out Revolt
AIRPLANES USED
FOR FIRST TIME
Battle Begins Early Today
Federal Forces Cap
ture City of Magdalena,
South of Quito.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, An. 29 (ff) J
A government communique this
afternoon sold that rebel forces at i
Quito had abandoned the city after '
a vigorous federal attack and were
fleeing to the north. ' The fall ef
the capital was imminent, the an
nouncement asserted. . r,
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Aug. 20 m
---Federal infantry, artillery and air-
planes stormed Quito, the, capital
of Ecuador, today to stamp out the
revolt started by military supporters
of President-elect Neptall Bonlfaz, 1 .
The drlvo on the capital came from .
two directions the north and the,' '
south, It was officially announced;
This was the first time that air-' ,
planes ever took part in an actual
battle In Ecuador.
The battle started at B:1S a. m. .
(Continued on Page Four)
DEMOCRATIC '
FORCES PLAN
STRONG FIGHT
Democrats are completing their or
ganlzatlon to carry on a strong fight '.
for supremacy In the November elec-
Hons, and plans were rushed along '
Saturday evening when the central ,
committee of Union county met with f
Carl J, Donaugh, state committee
chairman; Vernon Williams, financial I
chairman; Victor A. Kckley, Demo-
cratio representative to the atito 1
legislature from Union county; and ;
several candidates for oillces, at tne i
Sacajawea Inn. - : ' -
Democrats front Baker, Union, and ..
Wallowa counties gathered ln :i ih-'
large' ballroom fttte?'',tV meeting of -the
central committee,' when -'.they....'
heard addresses by the visitors and,
severai candidates. Ex-governor Wal ',
ter M. Pierco, congressional candl ,
date, djscuseed the general- policies
of the party: Mr. Donaugh described -plans
for the campaign; and Mr.
Williams dlsousscd the financial ac-
tlvltles. :
Henry L. Hess, candidate for state
senator, and M, L, Oeller, representing .
the Young Democratlo League,; com
pleted tho program of speakers'.' ,r
SEVEN OREGON
CITIES TO GET :
NEW BUILDINGS:
PORTLAND, Oro.. Aug. 29 W 'r
Construction of seven new postofflces
In Oregon and Improvement ot onoth
er, tho cost of all the projects to
amount to about 920.000, will be un- -dortaken
soon by the postofflce de-,
partment, according to word received
In Portland.
Cities In which buildings art to be
constructed, and the coat of eaehi foL
low: Eugene $260,000; Grants Pass
$150,000, Hood River $90,000, Ashland
$85,000, McMlnnvllle $86,000, Tilla
mook $85,000, and Hlllsboro $80,000. -
The postofflce at Medford Is to be
Improved at a cost of $85,000.
The work Is part of a $5,000,000
Improvement project being undertak
en by tho postofflce department In 34
Pacific northwest cities. Bids, It Is
said, will be called within 30 days.
Remove Shot From
Heart of Boy, 11
VIENNA, Aug. 20 (PI Rudolf Imtel.
moler, an 11-year-old boy whose
heart was pierced by three bird shot
In a hunting accident on Sunday, to
day was reported recovering after a
remarkable surgical feat by Dr. Qus
tav Feleonrcich of tho University of
Vienna.
The surgeon sewed up the threo ,
wounds in the stl 11 beating heart and
later removed shot from the wounded
lad's other organs. The entire op
oration was carried out with the ut
most speed and a fatal hemorrhage
forestalled.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO. Aug. 20 VP) Aggressive
buying of wheat and corn lifted all
grains higher again today after an
early profit-taking movement had
caused fractional recessions. December
delivery corn advanced 2 cents to the
highest level slnco May. December
wheat sold at tho b"cst price slnco
August 11. Oats showed more ac
tivity, prices pushing up a cent or
more when whoat was In the throes
or profit taking sales. Provisions
cased with hogs.
Wheat closed strong at almost tho
day's top level and 1 to 1 cents
abovo Saturday's finish. Corn was 1
to Rc higher, oats HWlo up, and
provisions cents lower to 5 cent).
advanced.
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