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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Pall Imditet Prats Lm 4 Win Semes PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed In La Grand Covering; Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 31 LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1932 MKMBEB ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. EASTERN OREGON'S HEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 31 AMI If IA PROGRAM AIIED PLANES WILL ARRIVE HERE IN MORNING Noon Luncheon Will Be : Held at the Sacajawea Inn For Pilots. BRADY TO SPEAK AT 1:30 O'CLOCK Miss Hester and Tex Rankin to Give Stunting Exhibition Parachute Jumps Scheduled. DEDICATION PKOOKAM 10:00 a. m. Arrival of planes from northwest 11:16 and 11:30 Arrival and departure of airmail planes. 12 to 1:30 Luncheon for pllota at Sacajawea Inn. Every one Invited. 1:30 Dedication speech by Hugh E. Brady. 2:00 Parachute jump by Ted Benton, 1000-foot free fall. 2:30 Dorothy Hester, stunts. 3:16 Tex Rankin, stunts. 4:00 Parachute Jump by Bud Hamilton. The program for the dedication of Rankin Field east of La Grande Sun day, Oct. 9 was completed today. It will begin about 10 o'clock In the morning when visiting airplanes from neighboring states will begin to ar rive, and will conclude with , Bud Hamilton's parachute Jump at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. All events will take place at the field with the exception of a 12 to 1:30 luncheon for visiting pilots, which will be held at the Sacajawea Inn. The public Is Invited to at tend the luncheon, and reservations may be made either with' the cham ber of commerce or the hotel on Sat urday. Dedication at 1:30 The field will be formally dedicated at 1:30 p. m. when Hugh E. Brady will deliver a dedication speech. The La Grande airport, one of the largest and most modern In Eastern Oregon, will be named Rankin Field In mem ory of Dudley Rankin, aviator who died of Injuries in Walla Walla a few weeks ago. Mr. Rankin was very prom inent In developing aviation In this community, and was one of the out standing pilots In the Pacific North west. A big feature of the day's program will bo the arrival and departure of the eastbound and westbound govern ment airmail planes at 11:16 and 11:30 a. nv - They will take mail from the La Grande field for the first time In history, and reports are that nearly (Continued on Page Flve TWO HURT IN ; CAR ACCIDENT ON OLD TRAIL ' Two persons were Injured In an automobile accident on the Oregon Trail highway near La Orande at 12:30 o'clock' yesterday, when cars driven by E. M. Worley, of Mountain Home. Ida., and Mr. Turner, of Nam Da. Ida., collided. The cars were damaged considerably. The Nanvpa man Is reported to have been driving a truck. .' Mr. Worley suffered a cut hand and head and a wrenched back and Gladys Headry, of New Plymouth, suffered Injuries to her back. None of the In juries was reported as serious. Yesterday at 2 p. m. cars' driven by Walt Bean and Mrs. T. A. McKlnstry figured In a minor accident on N avenue near Fourtn. no one was nun, Four Drown When Lake Boat Sinks i ERIE, Pav Oct. 6 W) The body of Jean Maclntyre. 34. of Welland, OnC second cook on the Canadian freighter, John J. Boland Jr., whlcn sank In Lake Erie 20 miles east of here yesterday, was reported found off Barcelona, N. Y.( this morning by the fish tun 'Betty and Jean."' Manwhlle, coast guard3 from th& Krie. Buffalo and Dunkirk, N. Y., sta tions continued to search the waters of the lake for the three other n.lss- Ing members of the crew. Miss Maclntyre'a body was reported taken to WeatfieM. 4$$$i$33$3$&4$ WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Showers tonight and Friday; cooler Friday and In the east and south portions tonight: moderate to fresh northwest and west winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. nv 36 above. Minimum: 47 above. . Condition: Cloudy, smoky.' WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 81. minimum 40 above. Condition: Clear. Range: 41 degrees. WEATHER OCT. fi, 1031 Maximum 60, minimum 37,. above. ' Condition: Clear. Range: 23 degrees. W. A. Gover Not Guilty, Circuit Jurors Decide Acquitted of Charge of Larceny By Embezzle ment; Goolsby Trial Un der Way Today. Walter A. Gover was found not guilty of larceny by embezzlement yesterday afternoon In the circuit court after the Jury deliberated for about two hours. Judge J. W. Knowles, circuit Judge, presided at the case. Clay and Clarence Woods, who are out on bond from the Justice court, were arraigned this morning before Judge Knowles on a charge of lar ceny by embezzlement and pleaded not guilty. The date of their trial will be set later, although probably not during the present session. Mr. Gover was charged by Clyde McPhee, of North Powder, who said the former sold hay for him and ap plied the proceeds on a note held against him by the West Coast Se curity company, which Mr, Gover rep resents. George T. Cochran was the attorney for the defendant and Carl G. Helm, district attorney, represented L. K. Goolsby Is being tried today for the larceny of a dragsaw. Strange Rally At Departure Of 0. S. G. Eleven CORVALLIS, Ore.. Oct. 8 VP) One of the largest and probably the strangcet football rallies in all Ore-, gon State college history sent the team off to Los Angeles last night to meet the national champion Trojans. Words of biting criticism from Sam Dolan, famous referee, state alumnus and faculty members, and former Notre Dame player were ringing in the players' ears. But with the team, too, went the cheers and encourage ment of a reunited campus. Dolan. sneaker at tne rally wnicn brought out the entire student body, first criticized student and campus "embryo Journalists" for what he de scribed as a recent airing oi a ism lly skeleton In public. He referred to wave ox criticism agamm, uuuu (Continued on Page Five) J Married Men Of Nation Watching Kelland Trial Rv Dale Harrison NEW YORK, Oct. 6 UP) A con siderable number of married men. and their wives, and the merchants where those wives run bills, will follow with Interest the action of Clarence Bud dlneton Kelland. the writer, in the matter of a bill of 3,313 which he proposes, not to pay if he can help It. The bill Is from Hattle Carnegie, Inc., dressmaker, and purports to be for purchases mode by Mrs. Kelland between Feb. 27, 1031 and the same day in 1932. Mr. Kelland argues In a supreme court action which the concern In- (Contlnucd on Page Pive Robert L. Scott Dies at Wallowa By Mrs. AtaUla Stevenson (Observer Correspondent) JOSEPH. Ore. (Special) Robert L. Scott, of Prairie Creek and well known in Wallowa county, died TueBday at Wallowa. Ho had been 111 only a few hours. Funeral services were held this af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Joseph Methodist church, with burial fol lowing hi Pine Creek. Mr. Scott left his widow, five chil dren Wllmer, Loren, Ina, Glenn and Harvey; five grandchildren: an aged mother: and three brothers, Doan, Frank and Tom. Attorney Killed In Auto Accident CLARKSTON, Wash., Oct. 6 lift E. J. Doyle, 52, prominent Southeast ern Washington attorney, was killed yesterday when his automobile crash ed from the Clarkston-Asotln high way. Alone, he was returning from an Asotin court session. He had lived here for 37 years and for the past 15 years had been city attorney. TWO lll(OTIIi:ltS Kll, 1X1) LOS ANOELES. Oct. 6 lTI Two brothers, James B. McCullum, 42, and Roger McCullum. 50, of Seattle, were crushed to death early today In the overturning of a llsh truck they were bringing to Los Angeles from Se attle. Mrs. Mary Nelson Dies Early Today Mrs. Mary Nelson, wife of George Nelson, flagman on the Fir street railroad crossing, died at her home at 1412 V avenue this morning follow ing a long Illness. Funeral services had not been ar ranged early this afternoon. Mrs. Nelson was bora In Wiscon sin May 20. 1854 and was 18 years, four months and 18 days of. age. WII.I.MM ROLLINS IV R.rE FOR LA flKAMIK CONNT.Ull.B It was revealed today that Wil liam Rollins, of La Grande, flmt his petition of nomination for constable on the Independent ticket with the county clerk on Sept. 28. the last day for filing. Mr. Rollins will be a candidate In the November election. URGE HOOVER TO CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST Several Trips are Suggest ed By Friends of the President. RETURNS TO DESK AT WHITE HOUSE Completes Three-Day Campaign ' Swing Into Middle West-Last Talk at Johnstown, Penn. WASHINGTON. Oct. 0 W) Presi dent Hoover returned to the White House today from a three-day trip to the farm belt with some of his friends urging him to make an ex tended cross country swing In hlB campaign for re-election. Several of the chief executive's ad visors on the train which brought him back from Des Moines urged him to undertake a speaking tour, after the chief executive had expressed himself as "heartened" and "en couraged" by the reception accorded him In the Middle West. On their A'k down the train shed this morning. President and Mrs. Hoover stopped to wave good bye to their train engineer and posed for photographs standing beside his engine. Two Trips Planned Two further campaign trips already have been tentatively scheduled for the president. He was expected to decide within a few days whether to make more extended campaign plans. Not only his close friends, but some of those along the route home (Continued on Page Five) COUNTY TO GET HIGHWAY FUNDS Highway Commission to Get $2,019,047 From Sale of license Plates. SALEM, Oct. 6 m The state high way commission will receive $2,019, 047 from automobile license plates sold during July. August ana Septem ber, the secretary of state announced today. A total of 63,137,991 was col lected on sale of license plates during the third quarter of this year and af- (Continued on Page Five) - BARBER'S FATE NOW IN HANDS OF JURY OF 12 EL DORADO, Ark., Oct. 6 m Z. M. Jackson started shaving Marvin Albrltton but recalled his customer had been spreading gossip about him, so the prosecution charges, and slash ed his throat from ear to ear. Albrltton died and now Jackson Is on trial for murder. The case went to the jury last night but the verdict has not been reached. The barber tells a different story. He testified Albrltton refused to pay him for the' shave and attacked him with a bottle, and the razor slashing was done merely in self-defense. Tells of 22 E. 0. N. Football Men to Leave Tomorrow Morning For Caldwell Following a light workout tonight, which will consist mostly of signal practice and punting, the Eastern Oregon Normal school squad will leavft for Caldwell at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning by car. At 8 o'clock Friday night they will lineup In the College of Idaho stadium against Anse Cor nell's Coyotes for their first college game of the season. Coach Boo Qultm has been scrim maging his tenm some during this week, and the offense Is looking some what better with the plays going off smoother. Probably the same lineup will start against the Coyotes that played against the Baker Independent! Hal vernon, left end; Leslie, left tackle, Hoyt, left guard: Lowry, center; Pear son, right guard; Hodgens, right tackle; Carden, right end; Ocsterllng. quarterback; Hanks, left half; Roe, right half; Lassen, fullback. Eeven other men will go to Caldwell: Bur nett, Cook. Sayre, Hogile, Sannar, Glrod. Jackson, Ploss, Plank. Evan3 and Richards, with the probability that most of them will see action some time during the game. Reports from Caldwell are that Cor nell will have his full strength on the field for the game with E. O..N. The Mountaineers will return to La Orande Saturday morning. Manager Boots Walnum will accom pany the squad. CARLSON AMI WILSON HBTL'RV COLLEGE OF IDAHO Caldwell, Oct. 6 With all regulars back In the line up Coach Anse Cornell will send his College of Idaho Coyotes into their second home game of the season Fri day evening when they meet the East EXPECT RAIN TO CONQUER FOREST FIRE Flames Held in Check To day in Western Oregon By Man and Nature. DANGER PERIOD BELIEVED AT END Material Loss Attrand $3.- 000,000 Heavy Smoke Disrupts Airmail Sched ules in Northwest, SMOKE COYURS VALLEY 4 Thick smoke rolling In dur- 4 lng the night from the West- ern Oregon forest fires mjade $ visibility poor In the Orande $ Roi.de valley today, and near- 4 ly obscured clouds that cover- 4 ed the sky. Showers were pre- 3 dieted for Eastern. Oregon to- 4 night following 81 above $ warmth here Wednesday. PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 6 OP) Held in check by man and nature, forest fires smouldered In burned -over Um ber areas in Western Oregon today, sending vast seas of murky smoke over the countryside. In the Yacolt section 01 wasmngton nres conunuea to burn on a wide front but no fur ther danger was anticipated, forestry oinciais sam. Cool weather, higher humidity and the prospect of rain before night caught devastating flames In their stride and neid tnem temporarily in check after the fires had caused dom- ai?o which may amount to $3,000,000, Hundreds of families In the timber belt were made homeless when flames ' (Continued on Page, Five) Convicted Knife Slayer To Face Insanity Trial SAN JOSB. Col., Oct. 6 P Con vlcted of first degree murder. George Douglas Tempieton jr.. au-year-oia knife slayer of his aunt, Mrs. Lillian Babcock. faced a Becond trial here to day this time on his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. (Tho same Jury which returned the murder verdict, with a life imprlson- (Contlnued on Page Plve) 150 Applications For Credit Loans SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 6 OP) More than 160 applications for loans from the agricultural credit corporation were considered here today at the first meeting of the board of directors of the organization. The first loari3 from the Spokane agency were expected to be made during tho day. The applications have come from farmers and live stock men In Oregon, Washington, Montanan and Idaho. A staff of In spectors has been In the field several days. R. E. Towle' la manager of the Spokane agency. Prison ern Oregon Normal school team from La Orande, Oregon. The game Is scheduled to get under way at 8 o'clock and will be played In the Col lege of Idaho Btadlum under the lights. Carlson, or Caldwell, stellar Coyote end, who was out of the lineup last week because of an Injured back, In scheduled to start Friday night's game at hl old post of right end. Wilson, of Nampa, halfback, Cornell's other injured grldder who twisted his ankle in the Washington State game, will be back in harness for the Eastern Oregon Normal game. At center Cornell expects to start Fitch, of Frultland. this week. Lant Friday Morgan, of Nampa, got the call but the Frultland boy has been shew ing up good this week and holds the preferred position for the start. Ed Smith, of Boise, veteran guard, will start at right guard with Tucker, of Caldwell, who played laat week's game at an end position, will line up at the other guard post. For tackles Cornell expects to start Hudgens, of Caldwell, and Davis, of P&ima, with Barney, of Parma, play ing left end to team up with Carlson at the other wing. Brown, of Wilder, will likely start at quarterback with Maxwell slated for the fullback po slon. Dietrich, of Notua. will probably start at left half with Wilson on the other side. Next Friday, October 14. the Coyotes will meet Willamette university in the last college game of the season slated for the Caldwell bowl. The Willam ette game has been selected by the alumni as their annual home-coming with an appropriate program being arranged. ARMISTICE IN FARM STRIKE ENDS TODAY Farm Pickets Return to Highways in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota. KILLING RESULTS IN SOME TENSION Ole Anderson, 57, and Son, '' Leonard, 19, Confess; ' Face Charges of Man i slaughter. DBS MOIES. Iowa. Oct. a WT The farm war armistice has been broken. Alter resting up a while farmers In Iowa. Minnesota, and South Da kota, were back on the highways to day, attempting to stop farm ship ments to improve prices. t Their activities were concentrated In Northwestern Iowa, Southeastern South Dakota and Southwestern Min nesota, scenes of the most vigorous disputes during August and Septem ber. The traditional weapons of the farmer1 heavy planks, logs, machine belts studden with spikes, and clubs were their accoutrements as they again' swung Into action. Killing Causes Tension . Tension was noted among some of tho groups as the result of the kill ing of Nordahl Peterson, 26, farm picket, near Canby Tuesday night. He was the first direct casualty In the holiday movement, although a spe cial deputy was killed at Council Bluffs, In August by the accidental discharge of a riot gun, Olo Anderson, 67, and his son, Leonard, 10, were said by Sheriff M. I'. Pltaner at Canby to have confessed yesterday they were responsible for the killing of Peterson. Authorities Indicated first degree manslaughter charges would be filed against both. Tho shooting had a moderating ef fect In Plpeston county, Minnesota, where leaderB of the Farmers Holiday association announced they would abandon picketing. At Wlllmfcr, Minn., however. 200 officers and dele gates of the Minnesota branch of the National ivarmenv nonaay aeauuiiv tlon voted unanimously at a state. . (Continued on Page Four! THOMAS CALLS , HOOVER'S TALK "CAPITALISTIC" OAKLAND, Cftl.. Oct. 6 Nor man Thomas, Socialist candidate for president, termed President Hoover's Iowa speech a "defense of the capital istic position" In a campaign address here last night and called on Gover nor Franklin D. Roosevelt . to tell "how his brand of capitalism differs from the president's." The Socialist candidate declared the World war did not cause the present depression as he claimed the president contended In his Iowa speech. The depression, ho said, "was inherent In capitalism with Its business cyoles and speculative orgies." The war, how over, he said, "did unquestionably ac centuate the depression Into a crisis." Thomas asserted "morely bolstering up tho gold standard and making credit available to alok buslncoB" will not cure "tho general sickness of acqulslttvo society." WOULD KXTMIMINATB M1IH1KH BEND, Ore., Oct. 6 Wl An ex pedition which for formidable array and dignity of personnel had all the appearance of a scientific group In quest of "big game," passed through Bend Wednesday on the trail of tiny midges, members of the "no-see-um" family of bothersome gnats. Headed by Dr. B. T. Slmnui of the Btate college, the group Is destined for Klamath Falls where plans will be mndf for tho extermination of the Insects which are dealing misery to Klamath folk. Cruelty Convict On The Stand Today In Florida Trial JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 6 (II William Roberts, a convict who served in Sunbeam prison camp at tho time Arthur Malllefcrt died, related today at the murder trial of two former Ruards how Maillefert, naked, had been locked In a sweat box, his arm confined by a heavy barrel placed over his body and fastened from the shoulders by boards and straps. Maillefert wan allowed to walk about the prlHon camp yard all that day but at night "he was placed in tho sweat box. barrel and all" tho convict testified. Tho next day," continued Roberts, "It was raining. The box was opened and tho barrel was rolled out. Mail lefert rolled over but was allowed to rieht himself." Thnt day Maillefert gnawed his way out of the barrel the wltnene said, and Jumped the fence. He was captured. The defendants. Solomon Klgcin both am and Oeorgo W. Courson, lis tened intently as the convict pro- "I heard Hlgglnbotham say hat he would rather kill Malllereri tnan eat, Roberts continued. "I heard Hlgginbotham say 'That chain ain't tight enough'," Roberta continued. "We checked out for supper early, and 1 didn't see who put the chain about Malllefert'a neck or the stocks on his feet." "I saw Al Weaver (a trusty), Hlg ginbotham and another trusty go In to the sweat box with Maillefert. "I heard some one ask Captain (Continued on Page Eight) Enterp rise HUEY CROONS i J fp: o I II Heiuitor lluey "KJngflsh" Long has turned crooner. Here he Is lifting his voice as he lends the Louisiana State university band. The senator took time out from , Ills Dcmocratle cunnimlKiiliig to wave Ills buton at llaton Rouge. , The bandsmen minted to play "lnzy Days," but Long Insisted they weren't, . ho the senator crooned his favorite, "Hhlne On, t Harvest Moon,'.' . . ' GOV. ROOSEVELT BUSY AT ALBANY State Mattei-s Claim His Attention Before Final Drive of Campaign. Al.ltANY ,N. Y Oct. 6 P) Oov- entor Franklin 1). Roosevelt renewed Ills attack upon the Kcpiilrllmir ad ministration today In a rudlo speech, to a group of Roosevelt huKliiess tiiul profPHKloiuil clubs and charged thut "belated nroiiilKes luid been ttddrnwed to ii sHclfle group In the hope thnt uirmcnt might forget the "cons 1st cut ty unfriendly attitude" of the ad min I trillion. ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 0 (!) A brief Interlude of state business is occupy lug Governor Roosevelt's attention beforo he sets forth on the last big drlvo In his campaign tor the presi dencv. Pleased at the outcome of what his stuff .leels was the lost big problem of his campaign, the nomination of Hcrverc n. juenman ior governor, mj. Roosevelt today was making rapid nroflrcss with the pile of correspond ence and other state matters that ac cumulated during his recent western trip. Ho was preparing also to receive his runnlne mate. John N. Oarner, who is expected to visit Albany thirf W ' IH.HCUHHCfl AI Smith Mr. Roosevelt took time out yes (Continued on Page Plve) $25,000 MILK PLANT BOMBED IN BURLINGTON BURLINOTON. Wis., Oct. 6 (H -The new $26,000 receiving plant of the Burlington Co-operative Milk as soc 1 a ti on was d es I roy cd by bombs early today when five men Invaded the building and kidnaped the night watchman. The blast occurred about 1 a. m.. shattered windows within a radius of ten blocks of thq plant. About an hour later, John Elson bart, 56, the watchman, appeared at the police station. Ho said five men accosted him with revolvers In he building. The men set two bombs, ho said, and then rushed him away In their automobile. Tho new plant wan opened Sept. 22 by dairy farmers supplying milk to the Chicago Pure Milk association. The farmers previously had been col lecting their milk at privately owned plants hero but started their co operatively Owned venture In efforts to cut out middlemen's profits to enable them to mtike more on their product. Tire Company To Advertise More AKRON, Ohio,. Oct. 6 (VP) Presi dent William O'Neill of the Oeneral Tiro & Rubber company announced today that his company had increased Its advertising appropriation for next year 2fl per cent. IIDPOKTM INCIIKANK DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 6 MVPrlgld alro corporation, subsidiary of the General Motors corporation, today re ported an Increase In September of 43 per cent In unit sales and 28 per cent In dollar volume over August, Woman Paul Callicotte Referred To As 'Publicity Hound' San Francisco Detective Investigating Story on Mooney Case Believes it False. PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. tlfl- Paul M. Callicotte was referred to aa a publicity hound" today by a San Francisco detective who Is here Inves tigating his story that he unwitting!) placed tne suitcase bomb which killed ten persons and wounded more than 40 others In the 1016 San Francisco Preparedness day bombing. i am xirmiy convinced that calli cotte Is a publicity hound," said Cap tain Oharles Ooff of San Francisco police. "If I had the slightest Ink' Ung that .-the story might be true, I would be very much Interested." Captain Ooff earlier had expressed the conclusion that Callicotte "was fooling" when he recounted. 10 years after the incidents are said to have occurred, the details of his reputed commission by an unidentified man to carry the suitcase from Oakland to san Francisco where it exploded a few minutes after he left It on the side walk. Tom Mooney and Warren Billings are serving sentences for the bombing. uon saia ne and inspector cnaries Maher probably will return to San Francisco tonight "unless some im forseen incident arises." He was asked If Callicotte would accompany them. "I cannot say," he replied. "I am awaiting orders from headauarters." uoir intimated the callicotte case might have Bomo connection with the Mooney defense league Inasmuch as Ban rranqisco ponce learned there was to be another large Mooney dem- ( Continued on Page Five) Davis To Talk Hoover Disarm Plan in London PARIS, Oct. 0 OP) It was announced at the foreign office this evening that Great Britain luul postponed Indef initely, lis intention to can a rour power, conference on Germany's de mand for arms equality.; . PARIS. Oot. 6 (Pi NonhaiLNlI. imv.ii, a memoer oi me - Amoricnn delegation to the disarmament ootifvrt. ence, will leave for London tomorrow to discuss with the British, President Hoover's disarmament proposals ana the plan advanced by Great Britain some time ago, one point of which suggests reduction in tne size oi Bat tleships. As he explained the American atti tude to Premier Herriot. the United States Is Interested In progressive re duction of armaments and takes no side in differences between Individual nations. M. Herriot has been assured that America feela success of the disarma ment conference will mean easing of tne political tension and will have a favorable Influence on business and credit generally. bo far aft the Franco-German, prob lem Is ooncerned, particularly with re gard to the question of armaments equauty wnicn Germany has raised, It IS believed her0 that the United Stated would accept Great Britain's invitation to a conference for consid ering this Issue, provided the condi tions of the Invitation were satisfac tory. The Americans are described wanting to be helpful If their help Is wanted, and wishing especially to pro mote Germany's return to the Geneva disarm am on i conierence. There Is a growing Impression In International circles that the dis armament conference Is olosely linked with the forthcoming International economic conference in Its Influence of the world's progress. Gasoline Use Is Less Than in '31 SALEM, Oct. 8 m While gasoline consumption In Oregon increased more than a million gallons last month over July, tho gasoline tax col' lected was (07,300 less than for Au gust the year before. Secretary of State Hal E. Hoss announced today Moea reported li.BYO.oao gallons gaso line sold last month. The consump tion was reflected In tho revenue col lected under that state fuel tax laws to the amount of 53,243.43. Tax returns from the various companies operating during August totaled 007,740,91. Asks Liberals To Vote For Hoover CINCINNATI, Oct. 0 W) Julius Flelflchmnnn, local Republican lead er, called on liberals of the nation to vote for reelection of President Hoo ver and "back him up with wet sena tors and wet congressmen" In a state' ment Issued through the Republican camualan commdtteo here today. Ho described the plun of President Hoover to soivo tno promotion quea tlon as "obvlonsly the only clear- thinking solution thus far offered," and that of tho Democratic party as merely a "vote -eaten ing noax, Colorado Farmer Slays Brothers TRINIDAD. Colo., Oct. 8 () Wa. do Oonzales, 20. and his brother. Luis, 31, were shot to death late yesterday by Rocco Sola, rancher, who said he killed tho men because they wero stealing his cattle. Sola surrendered to Sheriff G. A Dullng. Luis, beforo he died, denied that ho and his brother had been stealing cattle. Luis was recontly paroled from the stato penitentiary after serving three years on n manslaughter charge. He shot and killed a man at a dance hall. Elected CLUB WOMEN END MEETING HERE TODAY Mrs. J. L. Rosewall Named As President of , Fifth District MRS. HANNA NAMED VICE PRESIDENT Outline of Work of Dis trict For Last Year Presented By , Retiring ! President. . . Mrs. J. L. Rosewall. of Knternriss. was elected president of the Fifth. District of tho Oregon Federation ,ot Women's olubs at the afternoon ass slon of the fourth annual convention. Wednesday at the La Orande hotel. Tho new president, who succeeds Mrs. E. D. Towler, Is president of the En terprise women s ciuds. Mrs. h. . Hanna, of La Grande, was chosen m first vice president; M?s. P. W. Keller, of Elgin, second vice president; Mrs. C. E. Flsk, of Weston, recording sec retary; Mrs. Mary Service, Baker, treasurer; Mrs. v. v. MfcCarroll, Burns, Mrs. 8. B. Morgan, La Orande. and Mrs. A. O. Mclntyre, Pendleton, di rectors. An outline of the work for the dis trict for the past year was presented by the retiring president, Mrs. Towler, at the opening of the afternoon ses- -slon. During her term In office Mrs. ' Towler attempted to educate the club women of her district to bring out ' tho leaders and talent. She also sug gested that the city which entertains tho convention should stand the ex pense of the event since It accrues tbr benefit of publicity attending the meeting. ...'. Hpeaks For Peace , , Mrs. A. O. Butterfleld. of Enter prise, chairman of International re lations ior tne .Fifth District,.. tow . tho Incoming International relations committee that It Is time to call .s, ; halt on armament to prevent world . suicide. ..A. contest to be promoted ' each year was suggested for rush . school students in order to teach thstn more .about -Amerlaan .business .no- tivity. T . '; There are; bound to be two decree- ' stous after each war, the speaker M- ' llevea. The law of supply and demand cannot function normally after war. this In the first depression wage drop after prices do. Land specula- ' tlon follows and the second depras- ? slon Is begun. ' Women have more ' power than they realise, Mrs. Butter- ' field told the convention, urging then) : to study disarmament conferences. the League of Nations and the United : States' policy concerning the paot of -Paris. Germany Is being bsdly treat- ' od and the sooner It IS allowed back , Into the league the better, the speak er added. Russia also should be taken back Into the league lmmedtatelr, she said. ., Mrs. Butterfleld suggested havlnz . a peace meeting In the city and in- . vltlng the publlo. Patriotism la not ' enough, Internationalism . Is neces- v sary, Poaco will not . be a physical . victory but a moral triumph, sshe stated. Mrs. Charles N. BUyeu, president of tho Oregon Federation, of Dallas, led , n iuuiiu mum uikuhiuu iu u lng at which district and state de (Continued From Page Four) '. . GRIZZLY BEAR SLAYS AGED WW MAKfM M JLJM DAWSON, Y. T Oct. 6 W) The ' badly mutilated body of John Mac Donald, 70, a woodchopper and old time Yukon resident, who had been killed by a grizzly bear and partly devoured, was brought here today from Campbell slough, 40 miles upv the Yukon river from here. Attacked and killed about two in a cabin by men who came upon tho tragedy. , Tho door was heavily barred with timbers but the animal apparently ravenous by the scarcity of the usual berry food, broke Into the cabin. - Mussolini Fined :' Five Lire Today ROME, Oct. 6 W) Premier Mus solini smilingly paid a fine of five lire ( about 20 cents) today after he had made an almost perfect score at the national rifle tournament. Mo fired a military rifle 34 times, each shot hitting the target and twelve clipping the bullseye. But as he turned from firing he failed to open the breech block of the rlflo and Secretary Battlstonl said: "I am sorry, your excellency, but you are fined five lire." Wheat Today CHICAGO, Oct. em Every de-' livery of every kind of grain tumbled' late today to fresh bottom price levels for the season, excepting only De cember wheat, which escaped by H. December oata sold at the lowest nnliit n rafnrA tn thnt firttir Increased liquidation of grain hold ings was much In evidence, and eaoh new dip In prices forced additional stop loss orders Into execution. Accompanying the late breaks In wheat values here was news there had been a sudden withdrawal of support Ing orders In the Winnipeg market, and Winnipeg October wheat contract! had fallen to a new all time low price record. Wheot closed unsettled tK Vi under yesternay's finish, corn Maftt down, oats ,o off, and provisions un changed to a rise of a cents.