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CITY EDITION ran AssorWss Press Imhi Win Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only Ntrwi-ptptr Printed in U Grand Covering, Union m4 Wallowa Crantiw VOLUME 31 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1932 BAflTEBIf OBJDOOITS UBADDfQ VKWRFAPKB NUMBER 18 mltiftltltg Fair-Show This Year Best on RecordffliiM LARGE CROWD GATHERS TO SEE EXHIBITS Edith M. Love Given Prize For Having the , Reddest Hair, SIX FOUR-H CLUBS IN DEMONSTRATION Judging of Several of the I Farm Crops Exhibits Completed Show Ends Tonight . Exceptional - farm crop exhibits, which " outstrip the high standards set in former years, mark the Grange Fair and Home Products show which opened yeBterday at the h. D. 8. Rec reational halt. Several thousand peo ple from fill parts of the county streamed In and out of the fair dur ing the entire day while 700 attended the program presented In the evening In the L. D. S. tabernacle. The Grange Pair and Home Prod ucts show Is believed by many who have attended to be the largest ever held In this county, with a higher quality of produce than ever before. During the past few mouths the coun ty fair board, the Grange fair com mittee, and the fair committee of the La Grande chamber of commerce have been making arrangements for the event and planning new features which are meeting with the approval of those In attendance. " Programs were presented yesterday afternoon and again In the evening In the tabernacle, and during the lat ter prizes were awarded to Edith M, Love, 1801 Greenwood, the girl seen at the fair with. the reddest hair, and to Verne Johnson, four years old, who excelled In freckles. Dale Kichanls Speaks Dale Richards, director of the Un ion experiment station, discussed the reasons for continuance of the fair yesterday afternoon. The fair costs the taxpayers about' 25, while $1106 from the state fair runa is aistnoucea In the county, he said. Extensive so da) benefits are accrued from the ex hibition and it Improves the agricul tural standard. Lester H. Bramwell, manager of the Union County Labor exchange, de scribed the organization of the ex change at the evening program. Music was furnlshel by the Blue Mountain Cowboys during the eve: ning, and E. E. Hurley sang a tenor solo In the afternoon. David I. Stod dard played an organ solo on the eve ning program and Betty Lou England (Continued on Pane Five OREGON WILL GET $36,547.58 FOREST FUNDS PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 21 VP) The regional office of the United states forest service has been advised that Oregon will receive $36,547.58 for local county road and school use, and Oregon counties, -In which national forest are located, will receive $14, 619.03 for roads and trails from the forest service as their share of the national receipts for 1932. The larger sum represents 25 per cent of the national forest receipts In Oregon and Is paid annualy In lieu of taxes on forest lands, while the smaller sum Is 10 per cent of the receipts and Is paid to the counties. Hodgin Chairman Of "F. R." League John S. Hodgin, long prominent in Democratic circles In Union county, has been appointed local chairman of tue Roosevelt Business and Proles sional league, he announced late Tuesday. The league has headquar ters In New York City, and Bert E. Haney, of Portland, Is state chair man. Mr. Hodgin left this morning In company with Martin Fitzgerald to attend Governor Franklin Rooseveus welcome and address at Portland this evening. , WEATHER FORECAST $ Oregon: Fair tonight and Thursday; rising temperature Thursday and in west portion tonight: frost In the east por tion tonight; gentle change able winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 39 above. Minimum: 33 above. Condition: Clear, heavy frost. . 1 WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 61, minimum 46 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .01 of Inch. Range: 15 degrees. WEATHER SEPT. 21, 1031 Maximum 60, minimum 44 above. ' Condition: Partly cloudy. Range: 16 degrees. Dr. Sweet Speaks At Joint Session Of Three Clubs Authority on Children's Dentistry Shows That Safeguarding Health Pays Dividends. Dr. Charles A. Sweet, of Oakland. Cal., secretary of the American Asso ciation for the. Promotion of Child ren s Dentlstryi ' addressed a Joint meeting of the' La Orande chamber of commerce, the Lions club and the Rotary club this noon at the Saca Jawea Inn. Dr. Sweet spoke on the subject, "Does Safeguarding One's Health Pay Dividends?", and before he had fin ished his message his audience was convinced that It does, In actual cash as well as health and happiness. He told how Intensified health meas ures In schools pays dividends by cut ting down absences, how immediate attention to dental defects costs only half as much as repair of neglected teeth, and how the care of the teeth is essential for the sake of cleanli ness, health, economy, and appear ance. Prof. JtX'knuin Guest Harry McKlnlay, president of the chamber of commerce, presided at today's meeting. Quests of the cham ber today were Prof. E. R. Jnckmnn, crop specialist at O. S. C, and the members of the gronge fair board, all of whom were called upon for brief remarks. A. L. Oralapp, prlncl pot of the High school, announced the opening of the football season and the new family season tickets (Continued on Page Five' Squad of 35 Is Practicing Daily At E. 0. N. Grid The Eastern Oregon Mountaineers were swinging into their third prac tice of the fall season this afternoon on the field south of the Normal school with around 35 men in foot- ball suite. Several veterans are out this fall, and there Is certainly no dearth of backfield and end material; but In spite of that, Coach Bob Qulnn lsnt so suren . i-,: , J: It's the line from tackle to taokle that's bothering; him a- bit, particu larly the problem' of developing "at least one new tackle. An answer to this question undoubtedly would bring a smile to Qulnn's face that would endure for many weeks. With more than three full teams In suits, the problem of competition, for places and the question of worthwhile scrimmages fade into nothingness. . Scrimmage Duo l'rlilny present plans indicate a first scrim mage will be held Friday afternoon, followed by a week of heavy prac tice In preparation for the first game of the season to be here Friday, Sept. 30 against an Independent team from Baker. This will be the first serious opposition for the Mountaineers be fore they swing into a schedule that will take them against two North west conference elevens In seven days College of Idaho at Caldwell Oct. 7 and Columbia university at Portland Oct. 13. After these two tough gomes are off the schedule, the Mountaineers will swing into their regular normal school games, playing Albion, Lewis ton and Ashland, then topping off the season with a contest with Spo kane university. Heavy Frost In La Grande Area; Mercury At 33 The first heavy frost of the fall season occurred over the valley last night, with the mercury dropping to an official of 33 above in La Grande, one degree above freezing point. How ever, in some of the residential dis tricts around the edge of La Orando, the mercury dropped to as low as 30 above, and Ice was reported In some sections. On the weather records, the frost did not go down as a killing frost, although undoubtedly there were some sections where It could be clas sified as such. Frost, as recorded by the government, come In three classes: frost, heavy frost and kill ing frost. The first usually applies to light frosts that do little damoge, the second to frosts which do con siderable damoge yet permit some vegetation to survive, while the kill ing frost is applied to the ones that put an end to all tender vegetation. The frost followed a clearing of skies yesterday otter a fifth of an Inch of rain fell Monday and Tuesday morning. The weather wos clear this morning and the maximum was ex pected to rcoch 70 above this after noon, barring a change In the weath er. The maximum Tuesday was 61 above. Tho weather prediction for tomor row indicates another frost In East ern Oregon. Young Funeral To Be Held Tomorrow i tnr Oscar Young, who passed on in La Oranoe ouring , the weekend, will be held furrow nrnnon at 1 o'clock at the Snod- V . , mnrlimrv. If 3,'graM ana ...u. - urn flllllOUnCTO wwuj- " 260 ATTEND OPENING DAY OF SCHOOL Observer Cooking School to Continue Today, Tomorrow, Friday. MISS ALICE GRAY CONDUCTS CLASS Much Interest Shown in Her Interesting Sugges tions For Delicious Dishes. Two hundred and sixty Union county women attended the opening session of the Observer Kitchen Chautauqua yesterday afternoon at the Sacajawea ball room when MJss Alice Gray (Irene Clara Kerr), noted home economist, demonstrated the preparation of A Meal with Modem Equipment." The large audience showed lively Interest In Miss Gray's interesting suggestions for luscious, inexpensive dishes. Swedish pork chops, the meat (Continued on Pave Five) wataMyzes wisconsin vote Evidence That People Favor Stability, In diana Senator Says. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 21 VP) Sen ator James E. Watson, of Indiana, In a statement Issued today, declared the result of the Wisconsin primary "is evidence of the fact that the peo ple favor stability and stabilized con ditions here as elsewhere.". "In 'Germany," Watson said, "after years of suffering and privation far worse than we have ever fcnownthe people.rose to the occasion and elect ed. Hlndenburg by an overwhelming majority, evincing their desire to stand by fixed principles of govern ment rather than run astray after false gods and erroneous conceptions of administration. "In England, which country has been through a far greater depres sion than we have experienced, the sturdy English character was most strikingly manifest in the election of ( Continued on Page Five) CURTIS FALLS, SUFFERS GASH OVER HIS EYE ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 21 VP) Vice President Charles Curtis, en route to Knoxvllle. Tenn., aboard a Nor folk and Western passenger train, received a. gosh over his eye when he fell against a berth as the train passed through Dublin today. Railway officials here said that President Hoover's funning mate ap parently lost his balance and fell against on upright "feeder" of a berth on a Pullman car. . First aid was given by the train crew. He continued to his destina tion at Knoxvllle, whore he left the train. Sees Trend Toward Hoover Several Deer Brought Into City Tuesday - Fields Kills 259-Pounder Ralph Teeters brought In a 260 pound, five point buck this after noon whk li he shot near China Cap. The head Is on display in a downtown window today, and Is said to be unusually beautiful. Flvo deer were brought Into La Orando yesterday with Leonard Roe, E. O. N. student, apparently taking honors for killing the first buck in the 1D32 season, and Ed Fields scor ing with the lorgest buck the open ing day. Mr. Fields returned late yeBterday with a 259-pound deer, with five points, shot in the Beaver Creek country Tuesday morning. Ho Fields, his brother, brought In a smaller deer, a three -pointer. Buck Ander son bagged a 162-pound, four-pointer above Hllgard. Many hunters have not returned, some going out In groups and others determined to remain in tho hills until they got a buck or at least, until they changed their minds about returning home. Hunters in this sec tion were apporently as successful. If not more so, than In most other sections of the state on the opening KI.AMATII IHJNTF.lt " ..... I bji iiwrriu KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Sept. 20 0P Hunters who went to the woods In Hoover to Give Address Oct 4 In Des Moines President's Campaign Speech Will Embrace Other Issues As Well As Farm Problem. WASHINGTON. Sept. 21 VP) The campaign speech to be delivered In Des Moines on October 4 by Presi dent Hoover will embrace other Issues as well as the agricultural situation. This was disclosed today at the White House, where it was said that while Ithe difficulties of farmers doubtless would provide a focal point for the address, the president would not restrict himself to that topic. Mr. Hoover today kept In close touch with political affairs. Secre tary Mills reported after more than an hour with Mr. Hoover that "the general political situation" had been discussed, Including the primary bal lotlngs of yesterday. -' Comments on Election Of the heavy pluralities piled up In Wisconsin against Governor La Follette and Senator Blaine, the treasury secretary said: ' "There may be something refresh ing In this. It may show that the infc nnrt rnbhlt net la not SO DODU- lar, or that yoft don't, have to be a radical to win." Mills said he felt sure the president would adhere to his original sched ule of making only three campaign speeches, two of them In the weBt. The announcement or rresiaent Hoover's first campaign epeech was made by Everett Sanders, chairman of the Republican national commit tee, In a formal statement. It came after a week of conferences that be gan with the Maine election and In cluded a statement by Sanders on the White ouse steps Sunday night that "the mojt vigorous possible speaking campaign" was planned. Sanders' announcement said: "President Hoover will make his first speech of the campaign at Des (Continued on Page Five) Jesse L. Sexton Is Sentenced To Federal Prison PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 31 A") Jesse L. Sexton, formerly teller 'of the First National bank of The Dal les, was sentenced today by Federal Judge J. A. Fee to two and one-half years In the federal penitentiary. Sexton pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of embezzling approximately $15,000 during a period of eight years. A petition signed by many prom inent cltizenB of The Dalles requested leniency for Sexton. Earl Lee, of Pendleton,' was sent enced to seven months in a federal road camp and ordered to pay a fine of $100 fof belong liquor (to an Umatilla Indian. Davis is Indicted On Death Charge OREGON CITY, Ore., Sept. 21 UP) Oeorge W. Davis, of Oregon City, was indicted by the circuit court grand Jury yesterday on a charge of Involuntary manslaughter In con nection with the death of Cecil (Jtuart. Judge 3. C. Lptourette placed ball at $10,000. DaviB 1b accused of striking Stuart on tho chin last Saturday night, the blow resulting In almost Instant death for Stuart. this vicinity In search of deer yes terday had little success, state police reported. Police checked hunters at Olene, Ore., and found that among 30 hunters only five deer were killed. BAKKIt WOMAN OETH BUCK BAKER, Ore., Sept. 21 (Special) To a woman, Mrs. Ralph Davis, ap parently went the honor of bringing tho first buck Into Baker yesterday morning as the deer season opened. Mrs. Davis shot a four-pointer which dressed out at 138 pounds. An "autopsy" performed showed that the bullet went through the ani mal's heart. The carcass was placed on display. "And I shot him myself," Mrs. Davis said. TWO FOKKHTH CLONKI) 6ALEM, Sept. 21 W At the re quest of State Forester Lynn Crone mlller, Oovernor Julius Meier late yesterday Issued a proclamation for absolute closure of 250.000 acres of land In Northeastern Coos county and Northwestern Douglas county, includ ing virtually all the watershed of Coos river and its tributaries, as a fire prevention measure. Partial closure of 100,000 acres In Western Douglas county also was or dered because of Its Inexcessablllty (Continued on Page Five) UtltAItU bi W. J. KOHLER Conservative Republican Wins Gubernatorial j Nomination Tuesday . SENATOR BLAINE BEHIND IN RACE Primaries Held in Wiscon sin, New York and . Massachusetts Tirik ham is Renominated. By the Associated Prea A conservative Republican's defeat oC Governor Philip LaFollette, ex ponent of the family progressive pol icies so long victorious In Wisconsin, today overshadowed prohibition bat tles In New York and Massachusetts party primaries. Walter J. Kohler. whom LaFollette defeated for renoml nation two years ago by a 127,000 majority, today was fading the youthful governor by over 76,000 votes In the returns from two thirds of the state's precincts. Tho vote WHS 325,688 to 247,301. . He lint or Ulalne Behind , Also trailing in yesterday's pri mary was another LaFollette -supported candidate, Senator John J. Blaine. In the race for the Repub lican' senatorial nomination John B. Chappie, ABhland editor, toppled him by 10,880 votes in 2237 or yuuu pre cincts. Massachusetts Republicans piled up a lead of 17,000 votes over hla near est opponent for Lieutenant Gov ernor William S. Youngman in the V, (Continued on Page Five) " DR. W. J. KERR HAS MEETING WITH FACULTY TJOENE. Ore.. Sept. 21 VP) Dr. W.J. Kerr, chancellor of higher edu- cation in Oregon, Tuesday held his first meeting with the University -of Oregon faculty. ' ' Outlining the policy of the future, Dr. Kerr said that the Identity of all Institutions should be' preserved Tfe b roust also be complete, co operation between ? oH department and institutions, ne sain. Dr. Kerr said he has "no pet theories of education, and plans no experiments. Any changes will be made only after close study and then strictly on merit of the case. The main objective shall at all times be what Is best for the institutions in tho light of their Bervlco to the state." Swindlers Sought By Coast Officers KOSEBURO. Ore., Sept. 31 VP) A coast-wide search for a reputed gang of swindlers has been launched as the result of the arrest here last night of Everett H. Priest, 26, of Danville, Illinois, who was captured In a police tran laid for operators of bond swindles at Stockton and San Joes, Cal., and Medford and Orants Pass, Oregon. Priest claims to be a hitch-hiker used as a pseudo bank messenger by two manipulators of an attempted local swindle, who are believed to have escaped In an automobile when Priest was captured by waiting or fleers. Tho operation at Roseburg was identical with attempts In California and other Oregon cities, officers re port. General Hines Reports on His Northwest Trip CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Sept. 31 W) A definite trend toward the re-election of President Hoover and a belief that the president is bending every effort toward the economic recovery of the nation, was encountered in the Paci fic NorthwcBt and In the west by Ocneral Frank T. Hlnou. veterans' bureau head, the official said here to day. General Hlnes Is here to oversee construction of Cheyenne's new vet erans' bureau hospital. "I have found," Hlnes remarked today, "that President Hoover has many friends out here who believe ho has a grasp upon the situation and that at the advent of the new year if re-elected, he will be in a better position than at the start of his term to return the nation to prosperity." Hlnes said he believed the west and northwest were impressed with President Hoover's determination to remain upon the Job rather than to worry about re-election. MESHAOB OV CONDOI.KNCE WASH I NOTON, Sept. 31 W) Presi dent Hoover has dispatched a mess age of condolence to Speaker Garner, the Democratic vice presidential nom inee, upon the death of his mother. The message was not made public. loosevelt Visits State Plaint? Not She! Pretty as a painting is Mile. Hla Rubens (above), popular Euro pean dancer. And perhaps one of the reasons for It Is that Hla Is a descendant of Peter Paul. Ru bens, famed Flemish painter. No, she doesn't paint not even her .: facet , ' PINCHOT PLEADS WITH PRESIDENT Pennsylvania Governor Asks Hoover to Speed R, F. C. Action. ' HABRISBtlBO, Pa.. Sept. 21 (P Oovernor Plnchot today telegraphed President Hoover that his refusal to take a hand In speeding reconstruc tion finance corporation aid to Penn sylvania "came as deep great disap pointment." : i. The governor , yesterday requested an appointment Friday to discuss with the president means by which the corporation's action on the state's application, ''now two' 'months old, could be expedited. The president advised him, thai if he studied tho law he would realize that the corporation alone could de termine Its loans and that he was without authority to advlss It In the manner the governor requested. Al though Mr. Hoover did not refer to the governor's request for an ap pointment, It was said at the White House that he would not be received. Plnchot Answers "1 cannot concede that ' you are powerless to help," Plnchot's tele gram today said. "Whatover may be your legal authority over the recon struction flnanco corporation, its (sau oej no pennftuoo) 'MASS SUICIDE' ATTEMPT ENDS WITH 2 DEATHS OTTAWA. Ont.. Sept. 31 m Two unemployed World war veterans were dead and six others were In custody today after what authorities described as an apparent "mass suicide" at tempt. Police engaged In a terrific battle with the ex-service men last night on the banks of Rtdeau canal, near Parliament hill. Authorities said all tho men were intoxicated and at tempted to hurl themselves in the canal. Daniel McLean, 86 who served over seas with a Canadian batalllon, and Don Clarke, 36. veteran of tho Black Watch Imperials, plunged into the canal before police and other rescuers could halt them. Their bodies were recovered after the canal locks wore drained. Police said McLean was leader of the group. Hansen Funeral Thursday at 2:00 The funeral of William Ci Hansen will be held from the chapel of Walkers Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Eagles lodge of La Orande will have a part of the Bervlce and the La Orande Lodge Loyal Order of Moose will at tend tho services In a body. Rev. Edwin Bracher of the Lutheran church will have charge of the ser vices and burial will be In tho family plot In Masonic cemetery. Germany Receives Hoover Statement BERLIN, Sept. 31 W President Hoover's statement recommending that Oermany remain In the world disarmament conference whllo seek ing arms equality was received re spectfully on the Wil helms trasse to day and In official circles it was said It Illustrated tho need of real dis armament in the sense Oermany al ways has advocated. The hope wns expressed that the statement would Influence th pow ers at Ocneva to that end,- but at tho same tlmo It was firmly Inti mated that Onrmany could not re enter the conference unconditionally and must stand by her equality demands. I Reduce Expense, Battle Cry Of New York Mayor Joseph V. ' McKee, Who succeeded Jimmy Walk er, is startling City With His Reductions. eee4e . MAYOR McKEE WINS 4 NEW YORK, Sept. 31 VP) i Mayor Joseph V. McKee won 4 his supreme court fight today to prevent a mayoralty elec- ,tlon In November. When McKee recently suc- p ceeded to the office of mayor by virtue of the resignation of James J. Walker during an e ouster hearing at Albany the city clerk certified to a va- oancy which he ruled should be filled by a special election In connection with this year's general election. The regular mayoralty eleotton was . not due Mil next year. 4 McKee had a court action started to prevent the special election, an action Which was 4 opposed by Tamgnany Hall and other organizations. The mat- ter was taken under advlse- ment and today Supreme 4 ' Court Justice John McGeehan announced his decision that there should be no mayoralty. election and that MnKee should stay In office ujitll the time of the regular elec- tlon a year from November. By 1. R. Brackett NEW YORK, Sept. 31 VP) A small square-shouldered man a sort of human tornado Is sweeping through New York's political picture. By name the "tornado ' is josepn V. McKee, the city's new mayor. An organization Democrat, a politi cian of long standing, former presi dent of the board of aldermen, May' or McKee stepped Into office with the resignation of James J. walker. He as to be "acting mayor." ne left the "acting" off his title, how ever, and put it rather Into his Boy and Girl, 16, Mangled, Blinded By Chicago Bomb OincAOO, Sept. at VP) A boy and girl, both 16, were In a hospital today, mangled and probably blinded tor lite, as the result of an under world attempt to bomb the home of Superior Court Judge John P. Mo Qoortv. Meanwhile, police were searching the bidden retreats of gangland for James "Pur" SammonB, ex-convlct. public enemy, and reputed machine gunner for the Capone syndicate, who was sent back to the penitentiary In 1981 by Judge McOoorty only to be released on a writ of habeas corpus by another Judgo. ' Judge McOoorty and members of his family escaped injury. ' Tho injured boy and girl, Leo W. Koeppen and Ada Moyer, were strol ling In the neighborhood of Judge McOoorty's home on the south side last night, The bombers' car passea them as they nesred the Jurist's home. They did not see the occu pants toss out the bomb which, police conjectured, hit a fence In front or Judge Meaooty's house and bounded back onto the sidewalk, As Koeppen and the girl walked past the McOoorty residence the youth saw what appeared to be burning package on the sidewalk. He kicked' at It. The bomb exploded. The boy and girl were hurled to one side, blinded and mangled. Klamath Co. Cattle Business Gaining , KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sept. 20 (P) -A 40 per cent Increase In the cattle business In this district during the past two years was reported to Contral Oregon cattlomen at a meet ing here last night by P. E. Forbes, president of the Western cattle Mar keting association. Most Widely Known Hangman is Suicide LONDON, Bopt. 31 P) Tho world's most widely known hangman was doad here today by his own hand. a victim of years of brooding over having sent more murderers to death than any other living man. Ho Is 'John Ellis, who during 29 years as public hangman oxecutcd more than 200 criminals. His nerves began to fall him In 1024, when he resigned. He was found dead, his throat slashed and a razor by his side. Death Tree Shown To Murder Jury OllAYSON, Ky., Sopt.Wl VP) Mrs. Eliza Rickey Is on, trial here charged with the murder of her stepson, Roy Rickey, 10. whose body was found hanging from a tree limb. Instead of taking the Jurors to the scene of the hanging, officials cuti down tho tree, a small white oak, and brought It Into the courtroom as evidence. FARM CHANGE NEEDED, F. R. TELLS 4000 Presidential Candidate Speaks Briefly at Gresh am This Morning. MAIN ADDRESS AT PORTLAND TONIGHT Roosevelt Promises ' New Deal in Restoration of Foreign Trade in Seattle Speech. ; By Walter T. Brown' ' ' (Associated Press Staff Writer) , PORTLAND, Ore., Sent. 21 UP) . Oovernor Franklin D. Roosevelt, In Portland for tho day where tonight he will deliver a presidential canv palgn address on publlo utilities, de clared to a farm crowd of 4000, pack ed in the stands and overflowing onto the grounds of the Multnomah coun ty fair arena, at Qreshsm. "I think It is time ' to change doctors or ohange the course of treatment", of farm problems. . . . Bay Gill, master of the Oregon state grange, introducing the Demo cratic presidential candidate, who spoke from an open automobile, de clared "the farm people of the United States have been going through 14 years of sickness and that sickness has been growing worse." "We have had three doctors and yet the patient la growing worse,' continued QUI. "We must get a new doctor or get the old doctor to ohange the medicine." After a 16-mllo trip from, Portland to the fair grounds over the Powell Valley highway, with Mount. Hood poking its sharp nose out or the azure, the Roosevelt party returned , by way of the Columbia River high' way. The motorcade stopped on the bridge over the Willamette river so that Mr. Roosevelt ana others' of us , group might have brief -view at the old Spanish Amertaab. war Dev. tleshlp, the Oregon,' ' moored .at the ( bridge, - ' Oovernor Roosevelt reached Port land this morning In his presidential campaign swing through the west. Greeted by crowds Oheerlnar thousands greeted tbt Democratic nominee when he left hi private car at the union depot for a parade through ; the olty and to Oroshanv to visit the Multnomah, county Pomona grange. Gresham Is 16 miles east' of Portland. The governor was welcomed to oreiron bv Walter O. Oleason, Demo cratic candidate for the senate against Senator Frederick Stelwer. , Mr. Qlesv (Continued on Page Five) - SIMPLE BURIAL ARRANGED FOR MRS. GARNER DETROIT, Texas, Sept. 21 W) A burial service as simple as the life she led was arranged today for Mrs. Sarah Jane Garner, whose son was born In a log cabin, rose to-be speaker of the house of representa tives and now Is the Democ ratio vice presidential nominee. The 81-year-old mother of John Nance Garner died peacefully yes terday In the home she and her hus band built In this little community shortly beforo their eldest went away to become an attorney and a con gressman. She had hoped to live to see him elected vice president. A brief service was arranged at the graveside today In a little cemetery on an oak-topped hill outside the town. Trusty Escapes From State Prison SALEM, Sept. 21 VP) Alford Mor gan, 20, trusty of tlie state peniten tiary, reported missing at the 8 o'clock oheck-up last night, was still at large this morning, prison officials stated. He was employed In the guard room) and "Just walked off," officials said. Morgan was sentenced in July, 1028 to serve a 10 year term after convic tion In Multnomah county on a charge of assault and robbery with a dangerous weapon. He was described by prison officials as being of slight build, light complexion, with blue eyes and brown hair and about five feet, 3 Inches In height. He was wearing a dark checkered sweater, and white trousers. Wheat Today CHICAOO, Sept. 21 VP) Wheat soared today to more than 8 cents a bushel higher than prices current 1st last week. Pronounced strength In stocks and cotton furnished the chief Incentive. The advance was In the face of spread selling here against buying at Winnipeg- . Wheat closed buoyant at the dayls top, 22o above yesterday's fin ish, corn 8o up, cots at ?iSo advance, and provisions unchanged to 15 cents higher. will be buried at Haines, Ore,
