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LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, , SEPTEMBER 29, 1932 avurraaut ohjduon maputo wiowbfafkb
NUMBER 24
4 More Firsts Won
FOUR H CLUB
MEMBERS IN
PRIZE MONEY
Scholarships Go to Clay
ton Fox, Pan-ell Sell
ings, Earl Herrman.
MORE STATE FAIR
AWARDS ARE WON
Sheep and Swine Classes
Judged; Stonewall Jack
son, of Clackamas, Out-
standing Exhibitor.
Four more first places and as many
scholarships were won by Union
county Four-H club members at the
Oregon state fair at Salem; accord
ing to a telegram received by the Ob
server this morning.
The four first place winners, each
of whom receives a scholarship, fol
low: Hampshire sheep: Yearling ewe:
Far re 11 Skllltngs, Imbler.
- Oxford ewe or ram class: Ewe: Clay
ton Pox, Imbler. Yearling ewe: Clay
ton Fox, Imbler.
Duroo Jersey swine: Litter for mar
ket: Earl Herrmann, Island City.
The list of prizes awarded the Un
ion county exhibitors were: Hamp
shire sheep: ram lamb, Bob Huron,
second, (8; Clayton Fox, third, 6;
Clifford Royes, fourth, $5; Farrell
Stealings, fifth, $4. Ewe lamb: Clay
ton Fox, third, $6; Bob Huron, sixth,
94; Clifford Royes, seventh, 93; Bobby
Pierce, eighth, 93. Fat lamb: Clay
ton Fox, third, 90; Bob Huron, fifth,
94. Yearling ewe: Farrell Skllllngs,
first, scholarship; Clayton Fox, sec
ond, 98; Clayton Fox, third, no pre
mium; Bob Huron, fourth, $5; Jose
phine Fisher, fifth, 94.
Oxford ewe or ram class: Ewe, Clay
ton Fox, first, scholarship; ram, Clay
ton Fox, second, no premium. Year
ling ewe, Clayton Fox, first, scholar
ship: second, Clayton Fox, no pre
mium (only one premium, awarded
boy having two . entires in ' same
class) . ............
Hogs: Chester White junior sow,
Glenn Nice, seventh, 93; market hog,
Harvey Schroeder, sixth, $4; Quentln
Bowman, eighth, 93; Glenn Nice,
fourth, 95. Litter for market: Har
vey Schroeder, . fourth, 96.' -v. .... .
IDuroc Jersey Junior sow, Troy Beck
er, eighth, 93; market hog, Earl Herr
mann, fourth, 95; Roland Gorham,
eighth, 93. Litter for market, Earl
Herrmann, first, scholarship. Poland
China market hog. Clayton Fox.
ninth, 92. Litter for market, Clay
ton Fox, fifth, 94.
The Four-H club exhibitors paid
all of their own expenses this year,
(Continued on Page Five)
EIGHT LUTHER
LEAGUERS TO
ATTEND MEET
A delegation of at least eight Luth
er leaguers from La Grande will leave
bv auto and train Friday for the con
vention of the Columbia District
Luther League in The Dalles. Luther
leagues from Oregon and Southern
Washington will convene for three
days, sept, au, uct. i ana a in me
Zlon Lutheran church of The Dalles,
of which Rev. Walter I. Eok Is pastor.
Ralph Leudtke of Vancouver, wasn.,
who has many friends In La Grande,
is president of the district, and will
preside. District committeemen from
La Grande who are given the priv
ileges of delegates at the convention
are: rrea Mati-nes jr., wnevieve
eon. Rev. and Mrs. Brocher, and Helen
Jensen; Tho delegates appointed from
the Luther league here are Herbert
Langren, Katie Keller and Helen
Schilling.
A great deal ol Interest has been
created by the competition for the
nresldent's flar in the district goals.
About twenty goals requirements for
active leagues have been set up, ana
each year tho best league in the dis
trict Is picked on the basis of the
coals achieved. La Grande league
has made a fine showing, in spite
of the fact that It Is the newest
league In the district. Leaguers are
hoping that they will bring home the
banner, which has been won for two
consecutive years by the league at
Vancouver.
There will bo no Luther league de
votional meeting on Sunday evening,
because of the convention.
Only 3 Candidates
For City Offices
No other nominating petitions were
filed with the county clerk. C. K. Mc
cormick, before the closing hour at 6
p. m. and today only three names
were scheduled to go on the Nov. 8
ballot.
V. R. Melville. William Condlt and
P. J. Lottes. present commissioners,
all seek return to their offices.
WEATHKR KOKKCAST
4 Oregon: Fair tonight and to
morrow; no change In tenv
4 pcrature.
WKATUEtt TODAY
4 7 a. m. 60 abovo.
Minimum;'. 42 above.
4 ' Condition: Clear.
WEATHKR YESTERDAY
! Maximum 83, minimum 42
4 above.
Condition: Clear. Range: 41
3 degrees. .
WEATHER SEPT. 21), 1D31
Maximum 69, minimum 47
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
9 Range: 22 degrees.
$44$$$$$$$$$$$$
John R. Garity
New Commander
Of The Legion
Officers Elected at Meet
ing Last Evening Hol
brook to Head Armistice
Day Committee.
John R. Garity will direct . the
activities of the La Grande post of
the American Legion during the
coming year following his election
as commander last night at a meet
ing of the organization at the Saca
Jawea Inn. Mr. Garity has been
active In legion affairs for several
years and has served as drum major
of the drum and bugle corps.
C. P. Holbrook was elected vice
commander; Fred Read, adjutant;
C. L. Thompson, finance officer; and
Leal Russell, chaplain. Members of
the executive committee are W. C.
Williams, Roy Currey, Andrew Loney
Jr., Harley Richardson and Frank
Flanery.
Tho new officers succeed Frank
Flanery, commander; Henry Melan
con, adjutant; L. C. Mollinet, chap
lain; Mr. Garity. vice commander; and
H. T. Smith, Raymond O. Williams
and Norman Desllet as members of
tho executive committee.
Mr. Currey reported on the state
convention held earlier this month
in Portland at which the La Grande
post succeeded In having Mr. Rich
ardson elected as commander of the
seventh district. He also discussed
resolutions which were accepted by
the convention while Mr. Garity re
ported on the activities of the drum
corps. i
Mr. Holbrook was appointed chair
man of the committee for the Armis
tice day celebration and will pick
his own committee.
Grain Growers
Meet Saturday '
To Discuss Sale
A mass meeting will be held Oct.
1 at 1:30 p. m. at the La Grande city
hall for the purpose of discussing the
proposed sale of 25,000.000 bushels of
Pacific northwest wheat to the Chi
nese government, it -was announced
today. Those sponsoring the meet
ing are anxious that all grain grow
ers attend.
A. R. Shumway, of. Milton, affiliat
ed with the North Pacific Grain
Growers association, will be the snoek-
ePi ... . '.cv.tf.yy.:,:;..
Announcement of the meetlng.was
made by W. A. Buchanan, mannger of
the Union County Grain Growers,
Inc. i
Reports from Pendleton are that
farmers In umatina county aireauy
are being signed up for their quotas
of the proposed shipment. It is plan
ned to finance the sales to China
through use of R. F. C. funds.
Eagles Planning
More Extensive
Relief Program
A more extensive relief program
will be carried on by the Eagles lodge
during the coming winter with no
alleviation, according to a decision
reached by the relief committee at
a recent session. Members of the
committee are Everett Walker, chair
man; Dr. Ernest L. Faus, Ray Pat
ten, Max I. Turn. Fred Huffman
and E. O. Morris.
Potatoes, beans, onions and vari
ous staple articles will be stored this
fall and extorts will be made to place
unemployed men with farmers who
desire to harvest their potatoes, apples
and other produce and who do not
have the money to hire help. Pro
duce will be taken in payment.
Two nights monthly the net pro
ceeds of lodge dances will be turned
over to the committee in addition
to a fixed amount of the loefge funds.
Later In the fall clothing will he
collected and stored for emergency
along with the foodstuffs.
A chicken dinner also has been
planned by the committee with as
sistance from the Ladies auxiliary.
The proceeds will be turned over to
the committee.
Declaring It to be the most Import
ant problem confronting the lodge
at this time, the committee has de
termined to aid In relief work in the
community as long as a dollar re
mains in the treasury or a member
on the rolls, the committee members
have announced.
The committee also went on record
as being In favor of trying to get
tho city and county to continue
through the winter of 1932-1933 a
program of graveling the dirt streets
of the city as was done Inst winter.
They believe that this program Is
worth hundreds of dollars to the
merchants, fuel dealers, doctors and
otherr. who have to use the dirt
streets throughout the winter.
REBELS PLEA
FOR ARMISTICE
IN SAO PAULO
RIO DE JANEIRO. Sept. 20 UP)
Tho government announced today
that the Sao Paulo rebels had ap
pealed for a cessation of hostilities
Immediately to make possible pres
entation of peace proposals.
PAH.WHAYANK CAI'TtKK FORT
ASUNCION. Paraguay, Sept. 20 m
A government bulletin Issued today
said Paraguayan forces had captured
Fort Boqueron, a key point In the
Oran Chaco campaign which has
changed hands several times In the
past few weeks.
A mousana nullum iwimcis out'
rendered, the bulletin said, among
them two lieutenant colonels and a
1 nnmhpr of other officers, after the
8 Paraguayans had broken through the
Inner defense line.
by Boy
s
POLING ASKS
SUPPORT FOR
PROHI LAWS
Noted Prohibitionist
Speaks in La Grande on
Wednesday Afternoon
CONDITION BETTER
NOW, HE DECLARES
Regards 18th Amendment
As An Opportunity to
Solve the Liqupr Prob
lem in America-
stopping in La Grande long enough
yesterday afternoon to deliver an ad
dress to mpre than 400 people at the
L. D. S. tabernacle, Dr. Daniel A.
Poling left immediately by plane for
Portland where lost night he at
tended tho observance of the golden
wedding anniversary of his parents.
Dr. Poling is a nationally known dry
leader and has Impressed audiences
throughout the United States by the
eloquence of his addresses.
The prohibitionist made the trip
from his home In New York City to
Portland in his own plane, delivering
addresses In the principal cities of the
country en route. Tuesday evening
he talked to an audience of thousands
in Topeka. Kan. Here he spoke
against repeal of the Oregon prohibi
tion law.
The 18th amendment Is not- the
end of the liquor problem, he believes,
but is only a means to a solution.
Many thought when the amendment
was wrlttemiuto the constitution the
(Continued on Page Five)
NEW WAGE SCALE
FOR ROAD JOBS
Unskilled Labor . to Re
ceive 50 Cents An Hour;
Several Contracts Let ,'
. EQETLAND, Ore., ;Spt.2B
Contracts awarded by the state high
way commission Wednesday provided
the successful bidders must pay not
less than 60 cents an hour lor un.
skilled labor and not less than 80
cents an hour for skilled labor.
Neither skilled nor unskilled labor
shall be permitted, with the excep
tion of two projects, to work more
(Continued ou rage Four,
DEATH LIST IN
ISLAND STORM
RECORDS 197
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Sept. 29
upi The number of persons known
to have been killed by the hurricane
which struck Porto Rico Tuesday
totaled . 197 today and the number
of Injured was placed at more man
1800 peraona. Many sections were
still unheard from or had sent only
partial reports.
The Red Cross was attempting to
ascertain the number of homeless per
sons while providing food supplies
through municipal authorities.
Lebanon High Grid
Grand Stand Burns
ALBANY. Ore., Sept. 29 The
grand . stand on the Lebanon High
school football field was destroyed to
day by fire which authorities said
they believed was of incendiary orig
in. The stand was owned by the
school district but was not insured
School authorities said the Leban
on-University High school football
game scheduled lor Friday would be
played as scheduled.
Building
Bear Stories Emanate From Wa-Hi
Camp As Game With La Grande Nears
WKKKKNIl IIKJII SCHOOL 8
I'OOTHALL GAMES S-
Frlday
Prairie City at Baker, 3 p.m. $
Saturday
Walla Walla at La Grande, 2 $
p. m.
Kenncwick at Pendleton.
Wallowa at Joseph. 3
Still smarting from their 7 to 0
defeat at Enterprise last Friday, the
Baker High school Bulldogs will start
tho second weekend of gridiron play
in Eastern Oregon tomorrow when
they entertain the husky Prairie City
eleven at Baker at 3 p. m. Coach
George Scott regards the Invading
team as a serious threat.
Four more Eastern Oregon teams
in this district will swing Into ac
tion Saturday, with Walla Walla
coming to La Orande for an Inter
state game beginning at 2 o'clock.
Kennewick Invading Oregon for a tilt
with Pendleton High, and Wallowa go
ing to Joseph lor tne opening con-
test for both teams. Enterprise High,
thoroughly in the Eastern Oregon
championshlp race, will not play un
MILLS ASKS
NEW CHANCE
FOR HOOVER
Tells Michigan" Republi
cans Chief Has Earned
Right to Finish Job.
GOV. ROOSEVELT,
NEAR SIOUX CITY
Senator Norris Publicly
Endorses P. R. afc Meet
ing Held Last Njht at
JVLcCook, Neb. "
DETTROIT. Sept. 20 W Ogden L.
Mills, secretary of the treasury, told
Michigan Republicans In their state
convention today that President Hoo
ver "has mastered the forces of de
struction, has laid the foundation for
recovery, and has earned the right to
complete the task of reconstruction."
Describing what ho referred to as
"the second phase of tho depression,"
Secretary Mills said that "but for the
Beries of events which began in the
late spring of 1931 it is not an un
reasonable assumption that recovery
from our depression might well have
begun many months ago."
Discusses "Second Pliase"
Tills "second phase of the depres
sion," he said, "infinitely more severe
and dangerous than anything we had
yet encountered began In Europe,"
where "the destructive consequences"
of the World war "showed themselves
unmlstakeably at last."
"What we were confronted with,"
he said, "was a credit crisis and fi
nancial panic of the first magnitude.
superimposed upon a major business
and agricultural depression."
Mr. Mills outlined the program
presented to congress by President
Hoover to meet the emergency and
another which he termed the "strict-
continued on Pago Pour)
Moratorium On
Grain Loans May
Include Others
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (P) At
the White House today It was said
that if the distress In other farm sec
tions proved comparable to that In
certain wheat growing regions, the
partial moratorium on repayment of
crop production loans to grain farm
rs aunjatCcl yesterday, mlghWjD ex
tended. v
The White House announced yes
terday that because "present low
prices make It practically impossible
for wheat farmers to repay their crop
production loans, wheat farmers
would be allowed to pay 25 per cent
oi tne amount due, signing at me
same time an agreement to secure
the remaining 7$ per cent.'
Senator Smith (D S. C.) today
lodged an objection to this program,
saying It discriminated against pror
ducers of other agricultural commodi
ties and mentioning cotton and to
bacco growers.
Walter H. Newton, one of the presi
dent's secretaries, told newspapermen
the action was taken particularly in
regard to wheat farmers because of
tho distress known to exist especially
In the Dakotas and Eastern Montana,
where, he said, crops had been blight
ed for at least one or two seasons
past.
Response to questions, Newton said
that if it was shown that producers
of Buch products as cotton and to
bacco had suffered to such an extent
as somo of the wheat farmers, he had
no doubt the partial moratorium
would be extended to them.
MOKB AH) LIKELY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 W1) Presl
dent Hoover today notified Governor
Turner of Iowa that no nad secured
a preliminary discussion among cast'
em concerns and federal agencies on
farm mortgages, and that banking
and industrial committees In the
midwest would launch an effort to
alleviate the situation.
The president's telegram to Turner
said that Henry itomn&on, chairman
of the executive committee of tho
banking and Industrial committee
f Continued on Page Poun
Report Due Soon
til a week from tomorrow, when the
Savages meet the Bobcats at Union.
Officials Selected
Officials for the La Orande-Wa-Hi
game here have been selected. Charles
Reynolds will referee, Mr. Agee. of
North Powder, will umpire, and Jim
my King, of Imbler, will be head
linesman. .
The Blue Devils come here with
tho usual bear stories, but Coach Ira
Woodle has been putting his team
throug h some hen vy practl co 1 1 c ks
this week in polishing off for the
opening game. Scrimmaging has
been put on the shelf for tho re
mainder of tlio week due to minor
injuries to some of the players, but
tho Blue and Wito mentor expects
his squad to be In good shape for
tho contest.
The workouts, although sufficient
ly ambltlous, are not likely to result
In any Injuries. It is expected that
Woodlo will announce his starting
lineup tomorrow.
"Major Operation, a pestiferous cum
who has not paid tho Wa-Hl Blue
Devils a visit of any consequence In
several years, parked his bags on the
family doorstep for certain Tuesday
evening," says the Walla Walla Bulle
(Continued on Page Six)
Yanks
Fate of 35 Men
Unknown; Ship
Goes to Pieces
Freighter Nevada Pound
ing on Rocks Japanese
Vessel Stands By Un
able to Lend Aid.
PORTLAND, Ore., Kept, 29 The
entire crew 'of the steamer Nevada,
wrecked Tuesday nleht on Amatlenak
Island of the Aleutian group. Is ashore.
sure and awaiting rescue, or tic law or
tho States Steamship company, own
ers of the vessel, announced today.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 )
Mystery shrouded the fate of the
freighter Nevada's crew of 35 today
as a westerly gale pounded their ship
to pieces on the rocks of a lonely
North Paclfto Island and kept another
ueseel from lending aid.
Its small boat driven back by heavy
swells, the Japanese freighter Oregon
Maru stood helplessly by and watcnea
tii seas smash the 410-foot craft. Tho
Oregon Maru located the Nevada late
yesterday after a 16-hour search only
to be thwarted In attempts to lend
aid.
Meanwhile the American mall liner
President Madison sped to the scene
Amatlgnak island In the middle
Aleutian group expecting to arrive
at daylight (about 10 a. m., Pacific
standard time).
; Four Men on Rocks
J The whereabouts of only four of
the crew was definitely known when
radio messages, relayed by the Modi-
son and the coast guard cutter North
land, reported tne Nevada nao
"broken in three parts."
Tho four men were seen on the
rocks of the Island by the email boat
from the Oregon Maru while it was
trying to reach shore. Radio messages
gave no Indication as to whether any
one was aeen on the pinioned ship, or
whether others of tho crew later
reached shore.
'Early yesterday morning tho Ore
gon Maru picked up an SOS from the
Nevada. Immediately afterward the
distressed ship's radio went silent and
for- 16 hours the Japanese vessel
searched the treacherous North Pa
cific, waters before locating the Ne
vada piled on the rocks of the In
hospitable Aleutian lsiana.
B. P. O. E. WlCL
s BEGIN DANCE
1 PROGRAM SOON
rho 'Elks lodge will start its win
ter program of dances under tho di
rection of Victor A. Eckley, chairman,
Raymond Gray and Ernest Waldon,
members of the dance committee, on
Oct. 4, R. J; Kitchen, exalted ruler,
announced this worning. Plans for
Initiation on Oct. 13 will be started
tonight when tho Elks meet at 8
o'clock at tho temple. A program
Is being planned in conjunction
with the event with Raymond O. Wil
liams, - C. L. Berry, Norman Desllet
and Rube Zwetfel composing the com
mittee in charge.
Both the dance and the Initiation
are preliminary to the Days of '49
show to bo held Oct. 19, 20, 21 and
22.
With a winter of activities before
them, Mr. Kitchen started the regu
lar weekly meotlngs a month early
this fall In September Instead of In
October as was the custom iormeriy.
Portland Branch
May Make Loans
To Farmers Soon
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 29 VP)
Within three weeks the Portland
branch of tTIS Regional Agricultural
Credit corporation will be In opeia-
tlon and able to make direct loans to
farmers and livestock growers, W. Er
vie Williams, manager, believes.
Williams returned to Portland
Wednesday after a conference at
Washington with Ford E. Hovfv. chief
of tho agricultural credit division of
tho reconstruction flnanco corpora
tion.
Williams Bald ho expected tho cor
poration to bo able to make "very
liberal" loans to producers oi live
stock, wheat, wool and other com
modules. Expect Part Of
L. H.S. Walls To
Need Rebuilding
Henry Blood, consulting engineer
of Portland, who was In La Orando
last week examining the condition of
tho walls, foundations and footings of
tho L. H. 8. building recently damaged
by fire, finished Ills examination and
has roturncd to Portland wher0 ho is
preparing his report. Several Insur
ance udjustors wcro hero Monday on
tho completion of Mr, Blood's report
and will return to meet with the
nohool board to mako settlement dur
ing tho foro part of next week, C. R.
Eberhard, chairman of tho school
board, announced this morning.
That at '.cast a portion of tho walls
will have to be rebuilt is almost
surety, tho board believes.
CITV IH8UE8 IIKOOAR COINS
BUDAPEST un To combat un
licensed beggars, this Hungarian capi
tal Issues charity coins In values up
to 2 cents. A beggar can cash them
only by showing Ills license at a po
lice station.
Make It
GOMEZ WINS
Iefty Gomez, young Yankee pit
cher, sluided Lou Warneke, of
the Cubs, In n pitching duel to
day and the New York club made
it two straight over Chicago, 5
to 8.
NO REPORTS OF
JAPANESE PLANE
Mysterious Radio Message
Yesterday May Have
Referred to Americans
TOKYO. Sept. 20 7P- The radio
station at Ochtlshl said today It knew
nothing of an airplane reported down
at the source of the Mamtanu, river
in Alaska as reported lost night by
radio to Washington.
It said It inquired In vain regard
ing reports that, signal lights had
been seen In that area Sunday and
Monday, hoping it might produce a
clue to the fate of the Japanese good
will plane which was lost last week
wlille attempting a transpacific hop.
AMERICANS SAFE, BELIEF
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 20 0V)
search for Pilot Artnur woodioy ana
his passenger, Harry Morton, was be
lieved near an end today . as foot
tracks from a plane apparently tneira,
resting undamaged on a bar In the
Ohulltna liver north of here, led to
wards a railroad and civilization. (
Tho Plane was found by two -trap-
nora. who returned to Talkeetna, an
outpost' 114 miles north of hero, to
report their find. Apparently the
two men, uninjured, had. started to
hike out, alter Doing lost since leav
ing here last Saturday on a flight to
Fairbanks.
Meanwhile, tho mystery of a radio
messago sent out yesterday by tho
Japanese station at Ochllshi. Japan,
apparently giving a cluo to tho pos
sible whereabouts of the missing Jap
anese Rood will filers, was believed
here to have arisen from the search
for tho two Alaskans, which was mis
understood on the Japanese end.
The scorch for Woodioy and Mor
ton two days ago centered In the
Matauuska vauey.
FredWillcock
Dead Today; 111
For Long Time
Frederick Burton wmcock, for 13
years employed by tho O.-W. In the
freight house, died at his homo at
1201 O avonuo at 2:30 o'clock this
morning. Ho had boon 111 for a long
period of time and had not worked
for the last two years.
'Funeral services will bo announced
later.
Mr. Wlllcock was born In Nobraska
Aug. 28, 1878 ana was 54 years, one
month and one dav of ago at tho tlmo
of death. He had lived In La Orande
since 1907 and was a menyjer of the
Modom Woodmon of America and tho
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Survivors Includo his widow, Mrs.
Ethel Wlllcock; a son. Claude: hlB
mother, Mrs. Harriot Wlllcock; a bIb
ter, Mrs. Leona Russell, and a brother,
Edgar Wlllcock, all of La Orande; a
brother, Charles Wlllcock, of Veneto,
Ore., and other relatives.
Tho body Is at tho Snodgrass and
Zimmerman mortuary.
COMMUTATIONS
OF SENTENCES
FOR FIVE MEN
SALEM Sept. 20 Pi Commuta-;
tlons of sentences were granted Wed-'
nesday by Oovcrnor Julius L. Meier
to flvo men nerving life sentences at
the state penitentiary for various de
grees of murder. Two other convicts
wero given conditional pardons. Good
behavior and valuable service to tho
Institution wero tho bases for lcnl
encv. Ployd Henderson and Irving L.
Stoop, received at the penitentiary
Oct. 10, 1020 to servo life terms for
alleged participation In tlio Jail break
and subsequent slaying of Sheriff Til
Taylor of Umatilla county, had sen
tences commuted to 20 years. Rec
ords In tho executive department In
dicated that Henderson and Stoop had
no part In tho actual slaying. Em
ployment has boon promised both
men.
Others receiving comjm.'utations
wero Russell Hecker and Dominlco
Pacini, of Multnomah county, and D.
C, Brlchoux, of Malheur county.
Wheat Men Favor
Petition of It. F. C.
Mono, Ore., Sept. 29 m Wheat
growers from Sheridan, Ullllam, Was
co and Jefferson counties met hero
today and voted unanimously to peti
tion the reconstruction flnanco cor
poration to glvo Its aid to tho sale
of northwest wheat to China. A num
ber of growers from Klickitat county.
Washington, attended tho meeting.
Two Straight
BOX SCORE
Official box:
OHIOAQO: AB.R. H. O. A. K.
Herman 2b 4 1118 0
English 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0
Ouyler rf - 4 0 11 0 0
Stephenson It 4 1 2 0 0 0
Demaree cf 4 0l 1 0 0
Orlmm lb 4 0 2 8 0 0
Hartnett o ;. 3 0 1 S 10
Jurges as 3 0 0 4 3 0
Warneke p . 3 0 0 4 3 0
Hemsley x . 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS: 34 2 9 24 13 0
: Batted for Warneke In 9th.
NEW YORK: AB.R. H. O. A. E.
Combs cf 3 114 0 0
6ewell 3b 3 110 10
Ruth rf 3 1 13 0 0
Gehrig lb ..... 4 2 3 6 0 0
Lazzerl 2b ... 4 0 12-10
Dickey o ... 3 0 2 8 0 0
Chapman It 4 0 1110
Crosettl ss 3 0 0 3 3 1
Oomez p 3 0 0 0 3 0
TOTAL8: 30 8 10 27 9 1
Chicago ....101 000 0002
New York - 202 010 OOx 8
Runs batted In, Stephenson, Geh
rig, Dickey 2, Demaree, Chapman 2.
Two-base hits, Herman, Stephenson.
Three-base hits, 'Ouyler. Sacrifice hits,
jurgea. Double plays, warneke to
Hartnett to Jurges: Herman to Jurges
to Grimm; Herman to Grimm 2. Left
on bases, Chicago 7; New York 6.
Struck, out, by Warneke 7 (Ruth,
Chapman 3, Gomes 2; Crosettl);
by Oomez 8, (Warneke 3, Herman 2,
Hartnett, English Hemsley), Bases,
on balls, off Warneke 4, off
Gomes 1. Umpires Klem, plate; Mag-
erkurth, second, (National); Dlneen,
third, and Van Graflan first (Ameri
can), time of game 1:60.
P.M.Callicotte
Unshaken Under
Police Questions
PORTLAND. Ore.. Sent. 29 Wl
An Intensive examination by openly
skeptical police detectives left Paul
M. Calllcotte, 32, still unshaken here
today from his statement In which
police said ho expressed belief he un
wittingly placed the bomb-laden suit
case which killed ten persons and In
jured 42 others In the San Francisco
Preparedness day parado of 1916.
An all-day Investigation of tho
statement Calllcotte, Portland moun-
talner, gave police Tuesday night only
tended to confirm, rather than break
down, those parts detectives were able
fp oneox;, tney saia. . ; -Mrs.
Bessie Calllcotte 'expressed lm-
E licit belief in the truth of her hus
ands story, declaring "every tlmo he
told the story It was exactly the
same." She laughed at suggestions
her husband was suffering from
hallucinations.
Mrs, Eva Williams, her mothor, also
expressed confidence In her Bon-ln-
law's story. Both womon said they
were g'.ad calllcotte nan iinany iora
his story as tney felt It had been
weighing on his mind for years. They
said they did not relish his being In
Jail, but expressed hope for a speedy
disposition of tho case.
. Calllcotte said he was paid W by a
man In front of tho Industrial Work
ers of the World hall in Oakland to
carry tho sultoase to a stranger in
San Francisco, and that at tho tet
ter's request he set the package down
at the verv'snot at Steuart and Mar
ket streets where the explosion oc
curred a few minutes later. Police
quoted him as. saying ho was un
aware of the parcel's contents.
Fall From Second
Floor, Causes Death
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 29 VP)
Grant Nowell, 38; was Xilled here last
night In a fall from a second story
window or a noiei.
Police said they learned Newell had
come to a. room In tho hotel occupied
by Mrs. Irma Nelson, 31, about 11:30
oclock. no was paruy intmiuawu,
thov said, and Bat down on the sill
of tho open window to watch a pl
nochlo game In which threo other
men In the room wero engaged. Sud
denly ho fell backward and plunged
to tho sidewalk bolow. He apparently
died Instantly.
Police said Mrs. Nelson told them
two men known as Mickey and
Charles Hill and a third man she did
not know wore in the room at the
tlmo. They ran from the room when
Newoll fell.
Authorities Watch
s For New York Cars
WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 29 (IPi
Police throughout the country today
wero on tho watch for two New York
automobiles, the occupants of which
Worcester pollco believed might help
In tho Investigation of tho bombing
Tuesday of the homo oi juogo weo
stcr Thayer.
Tho cars wore registered to North
nort and Olondale, N. -Y., men, and
tho pollco sold thoy wanted to ques
tion the occupants as they had receiv
ed reports that they had acted
suspiciously near the Thayor homo
Monday night or ooriy mmxmy mora'
ing.
Ditch Expected To
End Spring Floods
La Grande's city commission, during
a short meeting last night, heard re
ports from City Manager A. McAllister
that progroas la being made on the
ditch project In east ia uranuo aim
that tho ditch Is oxpected to be suf
ficient next snrlnir to handle flood
waters. Ho also ald that Beaver
creek has been supplying sufficient
water for city purposes and no pump
In, has been rcoulrnd tho last 16 days.
Cnsh on hand at tho end of tho
week totaled 21,S79.1B, of which 17,
880.65 was In the bank, M72.61 In
cash and the remalhder In warrants.
CUBS BEATEN
IN 2ND GAME
OF SERIES 5-2
Young Lefty Gomez Keeps
Hits scattered to Win
Pitching Duel. :
THIRD GAME WILL
BE ON SATURDAY
Two Teams, With Yankees
lop-neavy Favorites,
Will Head For Chicago
Tomorrow. v
YANKEE STADIUM. New York.
Sept. 29 VPi The Yankees gained a
commanding lead of two victories to
none as young Lefty Oomez shaded
Lon Warneko of the. Cubs to win the
second game of the vArtd series. S
to 2, today, before a crowd estimated
at more than 50,000. .
Oomez, left handed ace of the Yan
kee staff, held the Cuba to nine hits,
fanned eight and easily pitched him
self out of trouble after the first
three Innings. . .- .
text uaotfi Saturday
The two teams headed westward
to Chicago tonight for a three game
renewal starting Saturday.
Young warneke, ranking - right
hander of the National league this
season, was in trouble most of the
way as he battled to control ou
nervousness at the start, and ' the
Yankee bats that slugged him all told
for ten .nits. . He tanned seven along
the route getting Ben Chapman three
times on strikes.
Three double playa aided Warneke
materially, one, a weird combination
of Catcher Oabby Hartnett's - fast
thinking and poor Yankee base run
ning In the fourth, saving the young
ster after Earle Combs and Joe Sewell
had opened tho Inning with singles.
The following nlay by play derlp-
tlon Is by Alan Gould, sports editor :
of The Associated Press, ' - ,
I'lrat Inning Cuba -
Merman' up: Strike one, swinging
at a curve. Herman drove a. double
down the third base line. - '
English up: Ball one, low. Ball two,' '
Inside, . Strike . one.: called. Foul,
strike two, into the screen.' English ,.
hoisted to Combs, Herman hold sec
ond. ' ' ' - ' '.'t' M'.-H;,;
Cuylef up: Ball one, inside, cuyler j
bounced to Crosettl and was safe on -the
young shortstop's fumble. . Her- .
man stopped at third. .. , .
Stephenson up: Ball one. Inside. ,
Foul, strike one, into the dirt. Strike ,;
two, called. Gamez threw to first..,
Stephenson popped to Combs and ;
Herman raced home after the catch. :
Ouyler remained at first.
Demaree up: Ball one, inside. Strike -
one, called. Foul, strike two, into
tho upper deck. Boll two, wide, ue- -
maree filed out to Ruth
One run, one hit, one error, one
left.
First Inning Yankees
Combs up: Strike one, called. Ball
one, low. Strike two. swinging. Foul
into the screen. Ball two, Inside.
Foul Into the upper deck. Foul into
the -screen. Ball three, outside.
Combs walked on fourth wide pitch.
(Continued on Page Fin)
R.F. C. LOANS ;
TO BANKS ON
THE DECREASE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 WV-Bank
loans asked of the reconstruction cor-
poratlon dropped almost 60 per cent ;
from July 30 to Sept. 3.
Tho corporation disclosed today ,
that during the flvo weeks ending
July 30, 1621 applications totaling :
$340,000,000 were received from, banks ,
and other financial Institutions. Dur- (
Ing the next five weeks, 1222 applica
tions totaling 148,0O0,0O0 wore re
ceived. : -
The average bank loan was said to
have gono to a bank in a town of
3000 people.
The corporation la awaiting a legal .
onlolon on the proposed loan, to
China which that nation would use .
to purchaso 16.000,000 bushels of ,
American wheat.
Italian Liner Rex
Late In Crossing
GIBRALTAR,. Sept. 29 VP) The
new Italian llnor Rex, built to make
tho Southern Atlantic crosslnfg In
six and a half days, arrived hero on
her maiden voyage. Bt 2:30 a. m., to
day, three hours late, and had not
left at 1 p. m.
Tho company agents were reticent
about the delay, but It was under
stood that men from the dockyards
had gone aboard to work on the
turbines, ;
Wheat Today
OHICAOO. Sept. 29 VP) With the
Winnipeg wheat market dropping to
a now bottom price record, below 60
conts tho first tlmo this season, all
grain dovoloped weakness hore today.
Stop loos selling orders wore un
covered In the Winnipeg market, A
delegation of Chicago grainmon call
ed on Presldont Hoover today regard- :
ing the use of reconstruction finance :
corporation funds to facilitate gralu
exports, corn in particular, but news
of the visit had no effect on the mar
ket, all deliveries of corn outdoing the
season's previous undermost quota
tions. Wheat closed unsettled, el cent
undor yesterday's finish, corn
cent down, oats W o off, and pro
visions unchanged to 17 cent lower.