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CITY EDITION . Fan tsssrtstss ITsse I mil Win Service Only NewapMK Pitated ki La Gnmfe Corering Union and Wallows CoontiM SIX PAGES TOD AY VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AJCD A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1932 KA8TEBJT ORKOON't LBADDTO KKW8PAPKK NUMBER 310 Court Acts In Walker Case ROOSEVELTS AUTHORITY IS MADE CLEAR Governor Has Right to Remove Mayor if Cause is Established EXECUTIVE NOT BOUND BY COURTS Supieme Court Justice, However, Touches Uon Question of Admitting Committee Records. NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (VP) George 8. Collins, tlie mayor's secretary, said today Mayor James J. Walker Is 111 lu bed with nervous exhaustion and hud been Ordered by his pliyHlclun to take a complete rest. ALBANY. N. Y., Aug. 30 VP) The right of Governor Franklin D. Roose velt to remove Mayor James J. Wal ker from office has been established by a court decision. . Supreme Court Justice Ellis J. Sta ley ruled last night that the gov emor had the authority to remove the mayor, and that In conducting the hearing he was not bound by tho courts to adhere to any rules of Judicial procedure. Justice Staley cited precedents by which he observed the governor might be Bald to be in error in three Instances In his conduct of the pro ceedings, but he pointed out that (Continued on Page Four) REDDEST HAIR TO GET PRIZE AT FAIR-SHOW The Union county woman with the reddest hair will bo awarded a prize at the Grange Fair 'and Home Prod ucts show which .wiU. be held at the L. D. S. Recreational ball on Sept. 21 ; and 22, It was announced today. 1 Members of the committees which ' met last night at-the La Grande chamber of commerce announce, however, that the red must be "au nature I" and not of the henna va riety. Special prizes will be awarded for 13 events, and have been furnished by the merchants of La Grande un der the direction of a committee headed by R. F. Tyler. Freckles also will be worthy of a prize, and members of the committee urge the boys to take advantage of ' the sunshine between now and the , opening of the show In order to make the competition keener. Musical attributes will be awarded In the contest to determine the best harmonica player In the county. Other special prizes will be pre aented to the Union county farmer coming the greatest distance, for the largest family present, the person having the largest farm flock; of sheep, the person having the most , hogs, the most dairy cows, the one "having the most children in 4-H ; club work, having the most children In Smith-Hughes work, and the old est granger In point of years. Routine details were discussed and members of the fair committees are ' working on a new plan for handling 4-H club livestock exhibits. Rudy Vallee And Wife In Quarrel iNEW YORK, Aug. 30 (VP) A sour note sounded today In the matri monial music of the Rudy Vallees. "Yes, there Is a rift. They Just can't seem to get along together,' said a statement by Hyman Bushel attorney who said he represented both the orchestra singer-leader and Mrs. Vallee. The lawyer said Mrs. Vallee, the former Fay Webb whose, father Is police chief at Santa Monica, Cal., would leave New York at the end of the week. Reports that her destina tion would be Reno were without confirmation. Bushel said the do mestic difficulties had not reached tho point of divorce. $$$$$$8.$.$3$S$3 .WEATHER FORECAST 8 Oregon: Fair tonight and S Wednesday,' except unsettled in the northwest portion; warmer In the east portion to- 4 night; gentle changeable winds 3 offshore. WKATIIKK TODAY 8 7 a. m. 60 above. Minimum: 47 above. Condition: Cloudy. WEATIIKR YESTERDAY 8 Maximum 60, minimum 45 above. 4 Condition: Cloudy. Bain .07 ot Inch. . Range 16 degrees. WEATHER AUO. 30, 1!W1 Maximum 83, minimum 64 t above. Condition. Cleat. Range 39 degrees. Observer Comic Section To Be Started Sept 3 Freckles and Hi Friends' and Out Our Way' Among Comics For Col ored Supplement Another big step In the Observer's policy, of continually adding to the reader Interest of this newspaper is tho addition of the new four-page, make its first appearance next Sat-four-color comic section which, will urday, Sept. 3, and will accompany each Saturday's Issue from now on. In accordance with the wishes of the many subscribers who havo sent In their marked coupons during the past week, we have selected the most popular comics and; are therefore sure that the new section will con tain a variety of humor that will please every member of the family. Practically every ballot that was sent In expressed a preference for tho cartoons, "Freckles and His Friends" and "Out Our Way,M per haps the two most popular comics In the country; so It Is with real pleasuro that we announce these two strips as permanent features of our weekly comic page. Another,, widely known cartoon (Continued on Page Six) Annual County 4-H Club Picnic Tomorrow Event The annual county 4-H club pic nic and demonstration is to be held tomorrow at the Eastern Oregon Ex periment station near Union. The program, which Is being arranged by County Agent Harry G. Avery and the county superintendent of schools, E. A. Sayre, who supervise club work In the county, opens at 10 o'clock in the morning and continues through the day. In addition to the program of speaking and music, an exhibition of work done by the sewing and cooking clubs will be held and also tho several livestock Judging teams will compete. , The two teams to go to the state fair 'ancj the Pacific? International will be. chosen. -' At noon a basket dinner- will be served, with the company eating In small groups as they choose to ar range. Coffee and ice cream will be furnished by the e'xperlment station, assisted by a few Union citizens. Su perintendent Richards announces. AU members of 4-H clubs, their families and their friend3 are Invited to attend this picnic and spend the day at the experiment station. Final Concert Of Season Will Be Given Friday The concluding outdoor concert of the summer season will be given by the La Grande band on Friday eve ning at the Triangle park, it was announced today by Director Andrew Loney. The concert will be In the nature of a request program, and numerous requests have been received during the season. The feature number on the pro gram will be a flute and French horn duet played by Dolph SlegrlBt and William Caldwell. The number se lected Is GUI's celebrated ."Serenade." The program will be announced later this week. Mellon and Mills Hold Conference NEW YORK, Aug. 30 VP) Ambassa dor Andrew W. Mellon and Ogden L. Mills, hid successor as secretary of the treasury, conferred today on un disclosed subjects and Ambassador Mellon made at least two visits to the financial district, the purpose of which was not made public. Ambassador Mellon, who recently returned from London on a vacation, arrived from Washington and soon after he registered at a hotel Secre tary Mills called on him. Jenkins Beginning 25-Day Sentence Charles Jenkins, under' parole from a former sentence, was found guilty of drunkenness In municipal court last night, and today was beginning 25 days In Jail and found a 20 fine hanging over htm also. Judge C. M. Humphreys revoked his parole, making It necessary for him to serve out 15 days on a former sentence, and also fined the prisoner $20 and sentenced him to 10 days on the latest offense. I NIDENTIF1BD BODY VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 30 VP) A man about 32 years old with no Iden tifying marks on his clothing, was found dead beside the railroad tracks near Camas today. Police believe he was killed when he attempted to board an eastbound train last night. Obviously an Itinerant, the man was about 6 feet 8 Inches tall and weighed 170 pounds. Most of his clothing was torn from his body In the accident. Frank Caldwell Is Speaker At Credit Banquet Field Secretary of Nation al Association Reports Considerable Improve ment in U. S. Nearly 50 business and professional men and women of La Grande and vicinity attended the banquet of ' the local Retail Credltmen's association at the La Grande hotel last evening and heard the address by Frank T. Caldwell, of St. Louis, the field sec retary for the National Retail Credit association. Mr;vCaldwell explained in his open ing remarks that he did not claim any powers of prognostication, nor did he come as an "expert" with the Intention of prescribing remedies for local conditions In particular, but said that credit conditions are much tho same throughout the nation and certain definite principles apply everywhere. He stated his belief that, though there 1b nothing wrong with the principle- of installment buying (or selling), there have been frequent abuses of the plan, one of the great est evils being the ceaseless, cut throat competition between mer chants in gradually lowering down payments and extending the time allowed for completion of the Install ments, until In some Instances the articles sold have either worn out or become obsolete before they were paid for. 1 Notes Improvement Mr. Caldwell says there has been considerable Improvement In the credit situation of the nation dur ing recent months, but that there (Continued on Page Four) RAIN AND COLD VISITING STATE La Grande Gets Taste of Autumn Snow Falls .Neai' Bend on Monday ;. '; ACr. . 'Autumn, ,'nrV early '. visitor t La Orande Sunday and who remained over Monday, still was on hand this morning and no telling. how long he would stick around! . . Bringing with him his old pal Jup; iter Pluvlus, the two of them man aged to make a day of It Monday. Jupiter tipped over his rain bucket playfully enough to spill ,07 of an Inch of moisture over La Orande. and was still at It although not earnest lythis morning. And Old Man Fall, as some call him, depressed the temperature suf ficiently yesterday to keep the maxi mum at 60 above, after a minimum of 45 above. He was a bit more lenient last night, when the minimum was only 47 above. The .07 of an Inch of rain brought the moisture in La Orande for the summer season to .71 of an Inch, al- (Continued on Page Two) GANGS BLAMED FOR BOMBING IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 30 (Fac tional strife between opposing forces of the underworld who seek to con trol organized vice In Portland, Is blamed by District Attorney Lotus L. Langley for the bombing yesterday of a Fourth street rooming house, an al leged disorderly resort. "We now have evidence," Langley declared today, "that the bombing Is part of a definite campaign for estab lishment of gang control of Portland's underworld." ' Thirteen persons are being held for questioning In connection with the affair, the fourth bombing In the city slnco March. None of those held was admitted to ball. Cleveland Air Races Begin Member of State Board of Higher Education Attacks Merger Bill PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 30 W An attack on the Zorn-MacPherson school consolidation bill by C. C. Colt, member of the elate board of higher educatiop, was made In a statement issued Mpnday by the "school tax saving association," head ed by Amadee M Smith. The statement quoted Colt as de scribing the Zorn MacPherson bill as "an ill advised, visionary scheme that will cause immediate loss of one mil lion dollars In Annual savings now as sured under the board's unification plan" if Uio bill becomes law. Colt told the Associated Press that the statement quoted him correctly. The statement quoted Colt further: "The board of higher education has no axe to grind In this controversy. Neither has the federal survey which after exhaustive disinterested In quiry made specific recommendations against physical consolidation of the university and state college. X x x SCHOOL HERE WILL REOPEN ON SEPT. 12 Children of City Will Re sume Classes a Week From Monday Morning LIST OF TEACHERS 5 IS NOT COMPLETED Schools to Continue Policy of Strictest Economy Consistent With Effi cient Education. ; , School daysl -' : . ' . No more camping trips, swimming), hiking, long summer days out in the sunl . . . But then, at this time ot the year the weather Itself begins to prohibit summer pleasures. At any rate, La Grande's cniiaren whether first grader or senior will turn back to their studies on Monday, Sept. 12, when the public schools will open for the coming year. - . All children are to report at tneir building at 9 o'clock In the morning of the opening day, Supt. J. T. Long fellow announced today. . And at the same - time, announcer ment was made that the La Orande schools will continue their policy of strictest economy In the administra tion consistent with the fine stand ard of education which will be ad- (Contlnued From Page Four) AGED SETTLER SHOOTS TRUCK; LANDS IN JAIL GRANTS PASS, Ore., Aug. 30 Accused of having fired a shot at a motor truck bringing supplies into a. mine in the upper Graves creek district, Richard Burns, 60, settler in the section, was held in the coun ty jail here today. A rifle bullet fired by Burns Is said to have wrecked the truck, which was operated by Harold Reed. Reed and two other men were tak ing groceries to the Bullion Moun tain, mine dam' site, A tire blew out , jsea Burns' .cabin, Tho jrunera said Burns appeared and ordered them away. When they continued to work on the tire, they told police, Burns fired a shot at the truck. The bullet pierced the radiator, wrecked the generator and disabled the ma chine. Deputies brought Burns to the Jail here where he was charged with as sault and robbery with a dangerous weapon. The men accused him of stealing groceries and clothing from the truck. Senator Innocent, He Tells Court NEW YORK, Aug. 30 United States Senator James J. Davis of Pennsyl vania pleaded not guilty today to two Indictments charging him with dis tribution and sale of lottery tickets and with conspiracy. Ball was set at $1000. A plea of not guilty was also enter ed by Theodore O. Miller, co-defendant with Davis In the two Indict ments. -.. . - Miller Is a publicity man and an executive of the Loyal Order of Moose, of which Davis is .the national head. California Voters Go To The Polls SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30 VP) The political fortunes of William G. Mc Adoo, general of the Democratic Roosevelt-Garner ticket on the west ern front and a candidate for sena tor, and of Senator Samuel Short rldge. Republican and friend of the administration, were at stake along with many others In California's state primary election today, t Exceptionally heavy voting was re ported from all centers of the Btate. by eliminating duplication of courses between different institutions and de partments; salary readjustments, re duction In personnel, utilization of alt physical plant facilities, etc., the board already has accomplished more than has even before been accom- ( Continued ou rage Four; 161 -Acre Umpqua Ranch Purchased ROSEBURO, Ore., Aug. 30 WV-Sale of a 161 -acre ranch on the North Umpqua river 14 miles east of Rose burg by J. Will Beckley to Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Kerr, recent arrivals from Tucson, Ariz., for $10,000 cash, was reported here today. The property, well Improved. Includes 130 acres of river bottom land. The new owners, who bought for investment purposes, will take possession Oct. 1. , Farm Strike Picket FATHER AND i - . - Father and son opposing each other for the love of the former's wife and tlie tatter's step-mother Is the unique case awaiting developments In Oakland. Col. Klglit, Charles Linn, 01); with two children by Mrs. Gertrude Linn, 38 (lower), who charges his son, Koy Linn, 39 (above), beat him In a quarrel over Mrs. Linn. Young Linn was arrested. He declurcs Mrs. Linn will divorce her husband to marry her step-son. Japan to Ignore -Concentration ' Of U.S. A. Navy TOKYO. Aug. 30 im Naval and military aspects of Japan's relations with her neighbors, Including tho United States, and tho woru-.wlde con. auro of Japan's force In. , Manchuria, were subjects for discussion today in the houen of representatives. A member demanded to know what the government was doing about "concentration of tho American navy In the Pacific." Foreign Minister Uchlda said he saw no reason why Japan should ask Washington to ex plain Its fleet dispositions or other wise take official notice of them. "As for Manchukuo," he said, "Jap an Is .confronted with on unprecedent- ( Continued on Page Four) To Let Contracts On 19 Road Jobs SALEM, Aug. 30 (Pi Awards on 10 different highway Improvement proj ects are listed for letting at. the meeting of the state highway com mission In Portland tomorrow, the total cost ranging from $700,000 to tSOO.000. Construction work on all will start this fall and will be scat tered over 13 counties In Oregon. The awarding of contracts will be the major business of tho commission, which starts its session with a pre liminary meeting tonight. At loast a half dozen delegations will be pres ent, the program shows, but the de partment announced no othor out standing feature Is scheduled. Flying Hutchinsons Head Into Arctic PORT MENIEB, Antlcostl Island, Quebec, Aug. 30 VP) Tho "Flying Hutchinsons," a porty of eight on on airplane trip to England from Now York over the Arctlo route, took off today for Labrador, the next stop. From Labrador thoy will go to Green land. Army Airplanes Participate In Demonstration CLEVELAND, Aug. 30 (4) B. O. Howard, Chicago and Kansas City mnll pilot, flying his home-made white racer, made the first speed assault on the three kilometer stralght-away course of the national air race today. Sweeping four times over the course, his official speed was 204.006 miles an hour. This average was sufficient to qual ify him for the Labor day 100-mile hlKh speed race for the land plane npeed trophy but hU plane, equipped with a 160-horsepower motor, was far short of threatening either the American or world land plane speed records. Jimmy Halzllp, new transcontinen tal speed king, arrived here two hours (Continued on Page Four) SON RIVALS IMPEACHMENT OF EXECUTIVE ASKED Leader Demands Ousting of von Hindenburg .and von 'Papen. . " HUKMV, Auff. 30.:, UP) Hermann Wlllielm Goerlng, one of . Adolf HU hf'H chler lleutenanUN, oomninnder or the famous Von Rlchtofen flying squadron during the World war, was elected president or the re I c lis tag to day by a vote of 307 to a 10. BERLIN, Aug. 30 lflt The lmpoach ment of President Von Htndonburg and the cabinet of Chancellor Frana Von Papen on charges that they had violated the , constitution was de manded today by Clara Zetkln, 75-year-old "grandmother of the German revolution" and a communist leader. when in the capacity of senior mem ber Bhe opened the first session of tho new relchstag. Three hours before the session as sembled the president announced that he was In complete accord with the program presented to him by the chancellor and that ho was ready to provide emergency decrees to put it in operation. Tho government went before tho new relchstag with defi- (Contlnued on Pago Four)' MARKS DELAYS DECISION ON SENATE SEAT BALEM, Aug. 30 W) Wlllard L. Marks, of Albany, president of the state senate, wlto today was to an nounce definitely whether or not he would resign from the senate imme dlately and accept the preferred po sition as referee in bankruptcy, sold here he had deferred making a dell nlto announcement until the latter part of tho week. When the position was first offered Marks he considered It favorably, al though the holding of a federal post tlon would automatically disqualify htm for a scat In the senate. Blnce that time. It was learned, many havo urged him not to leave the state scnato and he has delayed making a decision. . Marks did not Indicate he had changed his mind and it was be lieved he would accept the bank ruptcy commission. His term In tho senate does not expire until 1036, although his term as president of tho senate expires In 1033. An presi dent of the scnato he also is lieuton ant-governor and to date has boon five times governor of Oregon when Governor Julius L. Meier was abHont from the state. Railroad Leaders Consider Wages NEW YORK. Aug. 30 P The east ern railroads presidents' conference, at a meeting today, appointed a com mittee to co-operate with similar committees representing western and southwestern roads, to give consider ation to the matter of railway wages. Tlie 10 per cent wage reduction ar rangement negotiated with rail workers In all territories expires next Feb. 1. It Is understood some ex ecutives are In favor of seeking a renewal of this bargain, while others have been represented as feeling that the drastic decline In railroad rev enues warrants a move for a steeper cut. Line Eclipse of Sun Starts At 10:30 Over All Oregon Demonstration, Tomorrow to Continue Until 12:29 Scientists Hoping For Fair Weather. PORTLAND, Aug. 30 (ff) While scientists of the world, gathered along the northern Atlantic seaboard, are scanning the heavens Wednesday In quest of knowledge of the sun as re vealed by a total eclipse, residents of Oregon will be privileged to see but a portion of the sun's surface ob scured by shadow. The Oregon demonstration Is sched uled to start at 10:30 a. m., and will last until 13:38 p. m. During the 1 hour and 38 minutes the sun will be 30 per cent eclipsed. Wednesday's spectacle will be the last eclipse of the sun visible In the United States until July, 8, 1849. ' - TIMS HERB UNCERTAIN Although the time tor the eclipse In Oregon as listed by the above As sociated Press dlspatoh Is from 10:30 a, m. to 1S:3B p. m It la believed locally that this time may vary slight ly for La Grande, ae this city la about 2A0 miles east of Portland in a straight line. Bo If the eclipse does not start here eiaotly "on time" ac cording to Oregon figures, one should make allowances for the difference in location of Portland and La Orande, It. was said here today. : . Bmoked glass and evenly exposed negatives offer excellent material to shield one's eyes while viewing the eclipse provided the weather Is not jw. cloudy as to mlBs the demonstra' tlon. , . EVEN HOPE OF FAIR WEATHER '. .PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 30 W The Portland station of the United States weather bureau today gave the host of scientists and laymen gathered In this vicinity to observe tomorrow's sun eclipse about an even hope for fair weather and good visibility, Partly cloudy with moderate' winds was the offlolal forecast for Wed nesday. U Jyiijifl (Continued on Face Four) Brings Him New Markand $9250 NEW YORK, Aug. 30 WV-Captain James O, Halzllp, who. made the flight from Los Angelea to New York a Jaunt of 10 hours and 10 minutes, planned to fly back to Cleveland to day. . , Halssllp'e "breakfast In Los Angeles" and "dinner in New York" dash yes terday, lopped 60 minutes from the record mado a yoar ago under simi lar conditions by Major Jnmoa Doo llttlc, who flew the distance In 11 hours and 18 minutes. . ,iHo raced hla tiny black and white monoplane at an average speed of about 250 miles an hour, sometimes reaching 375 miles an hour. He main tained a high altitude all the way, rising to 14,000 feet over the Rockies. . He was trailed Into Floyd Bennett field SB minutes after his arrival by Colonel Rescue Turner, whose time for the same distance was 10 hours and 67 minutes. . Besides the record, the flight net ted HalBllp a trophy and 00960 In prim money. ( Hope To Protect Legion Paraders 'PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20 W) There will be no feathei , pi I lows ripped open and emptied from hotel windows above American Legion na tional convention parades here next month. And there won't be any bags of .water dumped from the windows upon the heads of spectators either. . At least that is the optimistic promise of the executive committee. All feather pillows will be removed frpm hotel rooms oh days parades are scheduled and the hotels' paper laun dry bags will be out so they won't hold water. Charges Against Reeves Dismissed McMINNVlLLE, Ore., Aug. 30 W Roy Reeves, 38, who had been ac cused of attempted murder In con nection With an alleged attempt to poison Mrs. W, A. Yocum, his moth-or-ln-law, was freed on motion of tho district attorney hero Monday and tho chargo was dismissed by the Justice of peace. Reeves was arrested after Mrs. Yo cum and Lee Janeway, farm hand on her ranch, complained they found poison In their food Aug. 14. Lack of evidence connecting Reeves with the alleged crime resulted In dis missal of tho chargo. Portland Woman Injured Fatally Portland, auk. ao m Mrs. Lima Dorem, 60, was fatnlly Injured here Monday afternoon when she was struck by a street car. Tlie motor man said she ran from the side walk Into the front end of the car and the Impact threw her to the pavement. A skull fracture caused her death. Broken LAST STRONG BLOCKADE IS: LIFTED TODAY Farm Produce Brought unninaered Into Des,. 1 ? Moines - as Result. ELEVEN DEPUTIES INJURED MONDAY Action Today Follows Vio lent Uash Near Cush ing, Iowa; Strikers Use Pipe and Sticks. des MOINES, Aug. 30 w Perm produce was brought unhindered Into Des Moines today with the collapse ot the laat strong farmers holiday picket j line. Shortly before noon Sheriff Charles P. Keeling, a force of deputies, and truck drivers, all armed , with clubs, massed on highway SS, north of tha -city, and forced their way through ' members of the Farmers' Holiday as ¬ sociation, who seek to force higher agricultural prices by keeping produce , from the markets. . The "big push" against the block- ade, after starting at a point fir miles from Ames, resulted In the free movement of produce Into this capital , city. . Sheriff Keeling and his deputies continued their surveillance of most j highways Into Des Moines, for pickets remained at camps north, east, and southeast of the city. Holiday workers awaited the. out- . come ot a meeting with member of the Dee Molnea Oo-operatlve Dairy . Marketing association tomorrow, 1 11 DEPUTIES INJURED : . i i DES MOINB9, la., Aug. 30. (ff) Law enforcement, official began new drive on several lectors of torn ' farm -war -for higher prices today-to prevent further violence, following ft flareup in which1 eleven special dpu . ties. were; Injured, L " . The eleven officem- were hurt In ft ; - " clash with .picketing farmers near ; dishing, la,, last night. A running f. fight between the farmers and 60 of . fleers occurred while the deputies 1 were escorting five truck toads of hogs tn tha Ida. countv line. The deDUtlas . said the strikers attacked them with pipes and sticks. " ; .' ' i u u i unites isctcriiiiiicu Determined to break up the picket lines around Des Moines, county . authorities moved to enforce their . edict that the roads Into this capital city of Iowa be kept open. Thirteen ; strikers or sympathizers were arrest ( ed, and Sheriff Charles . Keeling said ho would Bwear In 100 special ' deputies to gain his point, (Continued on Page Four)' 'MA' FERGUSON HOLDING LEAD IN TEXAS VOTE DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 30 Wr Mr. Miriam A. Ferguson's lead over Gov ernor K. a. sterling In the aensa tlonal Democratic gubernatorial race was Increased to 1207 votes on the second compilation of votes oast In Saturday's election made today by the Texas election bureau. DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 80 VP) tin.. Miriam A. Ferguson had a lead of 372 votes over Governor R. 8. 8ter- , ling, on the first tabulation mads . by the Texas election bureau today -In the race for the Democratic guber natorlal nomination. Tho few additional returns re celved overnight reduced Mrs. Fer guson's advantage by 33 votes. The tabulation Included returns ; from all of the 364 counties, 330 reporting their count complete. The ' standing was: Ferguson, 473, 1W; Sterling, 473,837. , i MOKITS5 THOMtiEN DIES SEATTLE, Aug. SO W -Business and financial executives of the city -today expressed sorrow for the death ' of Morltz Thomson, 83. capitalist and ' organizer of vast enterprises In ths Northwest and" ths nation. He died yesterday, active In busW ness almost too the last. Wheat Today CHICAOO, Aug. 30 m Wheat rs. fleeted the reactionary tendency of ' cotton and stocks today and the gen eral trend ' was downward. Fairly heavy selling early was later overcome by purchasing from professional op erators and at one stage the market was steady with yesterday's finish, but it was not stable. Corn trade was ths largest In several months. Commis sion houses were In the market In a liberal way, both buying and selling. Oats wore In broader demand, but ( were unsettled with wheat. Provisions eased with hogs, grain and cotton, . Wheat closed weak at almost ths day's bottom figures and 1 to 10 below yesterday's close. Corn 14 940 down, oats 4 8Wc lower, and pro visions 5 to 10c off.
