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CITY EDITION rail Associated rreai lnmI Win Service Only Newspaper Printed In La Grande Covering Union and ' t Wallowa Conntiea VtXVSX: SIX PAGES TODAY VOLUME 31 LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY; OCTOBER 10, 1932 MEMBER ASSOCIATED FREM AND A. sV O. ASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER NUMBER 34 LARGE CROWD SEES EVENTS AT AIRPORT Stunt Flying By Dorothy Hester and Tex Rankin Feature of Program. 'CHUTE JUMPER IS INJURED SLIGHTLY Ted Benton's Arm Sprain ed Dedication Address Delivered at Field By Hugh E. Brady. Unperturbed by the fog of dust which settled over the airport, sev eral thousand spectators witnessed the dedication of Rankin field yes terday and paid tribute to Dudley Rankin, La Grande aviator who died from Injuries sustained while work ing on his plane In Walla Walla, and for whom the field Is named. Thrill ing stunts by Tex Rankin, brother of "Dud," and Dorothy Hester, the north west's foremost stunt pilots, para chute Jumps and flights by barn storming planes from Portland, Spo kane, Walla Walla, Baker and Boise characterized the dedication which was one of the largest performances in the field of aviation ever held in La Grande. Mr. Rankin, the former local avia tor, was prominent in aviation cir cles in the state and was lndofitlg able in his efforts to promote flying in Eastern Oregon. It also was through his efforts and those of other air enthusiasts in this vicinity that the La Grande Aeronautical as sociation was formied and Rankin field established. SBrvlce clubs and civic organizations took an active part, in sponsoring the airport, among them the Lions, chamber of com merce. Rotary and American Legion. Ted llenton Injured 1 Ted, Benson, parachute Juniper, was 1 injured' when lie landed' 6n :tho field; Physicians who attended him found that his right arm was badly sprain ed. Bud Hamilton, who also Jumped from a plane with a parachute, com pleted his exhibition 111 safety. Highlights of tho day's program were the stunts porformed by Tex Rankin and Mies Foster. Miss Hes ter Is considered by aviation ex perts all through the United States to be the world's greatest woman stunt filer, and holds the women's (Continued on Page Threes TABLE STOLEN FROM BACH ANT HOME OCT. 8 To chain down tho furniture when one leaves one's house unoccupied even for a short time, appears today to be good advice. Saturday night a dining table was stolen from the home ot I. J. Bac'i ant, 1406 Cherry street, he reporter to the police. Then C. E. Happersett, of 1301 O avenue, came In to report that some one had taken a washing machine from the rear of his house. The third theft reported was In the Grande Ronde packing plant, where the cash register was Jimmied and about 25 pennies stolen V' Entranco wa.i gained through a window. Burt Kail, of 14th and H, reported that Homeone stole his gasoline en gine, used for pumping water for ir rigation, etc. The robbers left the crank and did not molest the pump. This occurred last night. Robbers also entered Mrs. Leo Han sen's heme but fled empty-handed when she was aroused. They were in the kitchen when she woke up. Whiskey Explodes; Man Dies of Burns DENVER. Oct. 10 Ml Louis (Slats) Cefalu. 30. night club pro prietor, was fatally burned In the cellar or his home here yesterday when a keg of whiskey, police Bald he had been "aging" exploded, show ering him with flaming liquid. WKATHKR FOHKCAKT t Oregon: Generally cloudy fr tonight and Tuesday; occa siona! rain north portion: somewhat warmer In cast Dor's- tlon tonight: gentle to mod- crate southerly winds offshore. WKATHKR TODAY s 7 a. m. 37 above. S- Minimum,: 34 above. . Condition: Partly cloudy. 4 WEATHER VF.STKKDAV t- Maximum 01, minimum 39 above. Condition: Clear. Range: 22 degrees. WEATHER OfT. 10. 1931 Maximum 70. minimum 35 above. Condition: Clear. frost. Range: 35 degrees. 35 Young People Attend Meeting Of Fellowship Baker, Ontario, Nyssa and La Grande Represented at Regional Conference Held Here. Thirty-five young pcoplo from Baker, Ontario, Nyssa and La Grande attended the regional conference ot the Young People's Fellowship of the Episcopal church during the past weekend In this city. Rev.- George' Poster Pratt, of Baker, and Miss Cath erine Peterson, of Heppner, were the leaders of the conference and prom inent on the program. The conference opened on Prlda evening with registration and alloca tion, after which the delegates were the guests of the Eastern Oregon Normal school at their dance. Saturday's program Included corpor ate communion at 8 oc.osk; brea.-c fast at 8:45, served by the women of St. Peter's church of tills city; busl ness meeting st 8:15 o'clock with Ard Ison as chairman; an address by Miss Peterson entitled "Our Program;" fol lowed by a round table conference of Initiation program by Rev. Pratt. At the afternoon session Rev. Clar snce A. Kopp, of St. Peter's church, addressed the group on "Youth and (Continued on Page Pour) Death Comes To Mrs. F. Gaskell; Burial Tuesday Mrs. Fred D. Qnskcll passed away early Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mra. Harry Zur brick, 504 Main avenue. Funeral services will be held Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Summervlllo chopel with Rev. Clar ence Kopp In charge. Burial will take place in the family plot In the Sum mervlllo cemetery. " . Tho body will He in stato in tho chapel of Walkers Funeral Home un til 1 o'clock Tuesday. The casket will not be opened at tho funeral., , Mrs. Gaskell was, tho ciaughtor-'of Ocorgo and Robecca Lnriiib Smith, who were am-ong tho early pioneers who crossed tho plains and settled this valley on what is now the Plorcc farm. She was bom In Union county Jan. 1, 1872 and spent her entire life here, being active In church and so cial work until she became 111 three years ago. Sho is survived by her widowed husband and two daughters, Mrs. Carl C. Evans, of Seattle; Mrs. Harry Zurbrick, of La Grande: two sisters, Mrs. Leila Graham and Mrs. Hilda Martin, of Medford. and by four grandchildren. 1932 Registration Heavier Than 1928 Tho 1032 registration Is much heavier than that for the 1028 presi dential election. C. K McCormlck, county clerk, believes, although he will not be able to make a definite count for several days, he announced this morning. More than 150 register ed when the booKs were downtown Friday night, while 300 more filed at the court house on Saturday. NEW REGISTRATION ON RECORD PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 10 ffl'i A new registration record for a presi dential election was established when the Multnomah county books were closed Saturday night, James W. Olc'ion, chief registrar for the county, announced today. A total of 160.051 voters registered more than 11.000 greater than the number who registered in 1928, the previous high year. W. H. Brice Speaks At Noon Meeting Of Lions Club Two guests attended the meeting cf the La Grande Lions club today at noon at tho Sacajawea Inn. L. P. Hess, of Portland, brother of Henry Hess, and W. H. Ilrice. also of Port land. Mr. Brlse. who Is with the Anti Pood Tax league, spoke In opposition to the oleomargarine tax bill, bring ing out several points to prove his contention that the bill should be defeated in November, D. W. Hall reported today that a little later there would be further de velopment in connection with the proposal to form a "touch" football league among the youths and young business men of the city. . Meier Wires About R. h C. Proration SALEM. Oct. 10 W Governor Julius L. Meier today wired the reconstruc tion, finance corporation asking what was cut from the request for relief for Coos and Wallowa counties that the 48.818 received could be nrorated to the counties. The eovernor requested a total of $63,498 for the two count iw for im mediate relief needs for ouwr. ro- wmhr and December. Coos it id asked $46,788 and Wallowa 16.710, A telegram Saturday tnformrd that the reconstruction linarce cjrpvra Hon had approved but 148,118, CROP REPORT IS ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT Preliminary Estimate Given at 711,707,000 Bushels of Wheat. . APPLE YIELD IS BELOW LAST YEAR Condition of Apples 48.6, Potatoes 69.3;- Produc tion of Oats Over That of 1931. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (P) A forecast of 2,884.682,000 bushels of corn and a preliminary estimate of 711.707,000 bushels of wheat for this year's crops were reported today by the department of agriculture. A month ago its forecast of corn production this year was 2.854,307,000 bushels. Last year 2,503,271,000 bu shels were produced. A wheat crop of 714,638,000 bushels was forecast last month, while pro duction last year was 894,204,000 bushels. (Continued From Page Six) , USE TEAR GAS TO PROTECT MINERS Illinois National Guards men Disperse 1000 Pick ets at Taylorville. TAYLORVILLE, 111., Oct. 10 (P) Tear gas was employed by Illinois national guardsmen before they could disperse 1000 members who picketed mine number 58 of the Peabody Coal company ..from Its: reopeing-'today . t "The' pickets drifted into frewttt ville, a suburb, during the night. It had been announced the mine would return to work under the new wage scale negotiated with the United Mine Workers. The mine was closed when pickets of the new progressive' union surrounded it two weeks ago. One hundred and sixty-eight men reported for work today under the protection of the troops who dis persed the pickets and escorted the workers to the shaft. Twenty were sent home, as there were not enough Jobs available. Tho pickets blocked the driveway of a Hewlttvllle worker and refused to let him drive his car out. The troops used gas to disperse the crowd. No one was hurt. MERCURY NEAR FREEZING POINT IN LA GRANDE The mercury approached the freez ing point in La Grande this morning when it dropped to 34 above, two de green short of freezing. On the out skirts of the city, however, the tem perature was somewhat colder. In other points in the Gfrande Ronde valley freezing point was reached in fact, ico was reported at Union Sunday morning, which found i minimum of 39 above here. Clouds and smoky atmosphere pre vented any frost near La Grande. The maximum temperature Sunday was 01 above, quite a bit colder than other highs last week. Adjusters Heavy Tiger Team Tie at Milton-Free ARRYINO the ball twice during the last half almost Into touchdown territory, the La Grande Tigers failed to show the fighting punch necessary to score, and came home from Milton - Free water Saturday night with nothing to show for their efforts other than a scoreless tic. And that 0 to 0 score has all the earmarks of a "moral victory", whatever that Is. for Mac-Hi 1 In brief, the 1a Grande Tigers, with plenty of beef and veterans, have been unable to score in their first two games of the season, al though still in the championship race by virtue of losing no Oregon game. Play Entrrprlse Sfxi Anl. after the poor showing at Mac-Ht those who saw the game felt that La Grande could have won by three or four touchdowns If the spark had been there It looks as If the Tiger is destined to enter the Samuel Insull Held By Police In Athens Today Detained to Question His Passport Papers : Ques tion of Extradition Not Answered. ATHENS. Greece. Oct. 10 W Sam uel Insull, under Indictment In. Chi cago on charges arising from the col lapse of his utility Interests, was de tained by police tcjday on a technical ity, pending extradition proceedings. Police found hlrtV at his hotel and informed him It would be necessary to accompany, them to headquarters because his papers were not In order. It was first reported that his de tcntion had been requested by the American legation bujt - police said they acted entirely on their own initiative. It was explained police cannot hold any person more than 48 hours In connection with defective papers. In the meantime police took possession of Mr. Insull's passport In order to examine It. They may be authorized to arrest him pending an extradition application by American authorities. . His detention took place while he was sitting calmly drinking coffee on the terrace of the Hotel Grand Bretagno and basking In the bright morning sunshine which was pouring (Continued on Page Three) Portland Makes Ready For P L u Show Oct. 15-22 PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 10 W) The aristocracy of "bad" horses and mean cattle had been Installed in Portland today, and the city at the same time became headquarters for the rough and ready gentry who make a life work of taming the wild ones. Two hundred head of bucking horses, steers and saddle horses, reached Portland Sunday on a special train, to participate in the Pacific In ternational livestock exposition Oct. JJ5 ito; W. . Thirty -riders,. buHdoggerB L ana ropersi constituting wie rest oy the rodeo forces, were on the train. Midnight, famous bucking, horse featured at many western rodeos, led tho animal contingent. With him wero Broken Box, King Tut and Five Minutes -to-Mid night. Pete Knight, holder of the 1932 brcno riding championship at Pen dleton, Cheyenne,- Fort Worth. and Denver show; Paddy Ryan, former champion buckaroo; Mlabel Strlck land, Buck Lucas and many others will take part in the first rodeo ever held in connection with the Pa cific International. The largest single movement of exhibition stock for the show will ar rive Wednesday noon. It Is a 2 5 -car train- from Salenv Other special trains of livestock will come from Salt Lake City. Mjontana and the Dakotas. y Rain Held Likely In West Oregon PORTLAND, Oct. 10 P With humidity high over most of Western Oregon and rain In sight for tonight and Tuesday, more relief for forest fire fighters was in prospect today than at any time since the serious outbreak last week. Edward L. Wells, weather man. said tho likelihood of rain is more pro nounced than at any time since the dry spell started. The general prediction war for somewhat warmer weather in the eastern part of the state tonight. Checking Fire Loss Held to Scoreless water Saturday game here next Saturday against Enterprise the "underdog." They should be favorites by two or three touchdowns, these L. H. S. boys, but without that precious fight size and experience mean nothing. Suffice to say. the Savages attempt to live up to their name, and unless La Orande's team comes to life. It may be an other championship for the Enter prise lads. But to get back to the Mac-Hi game: L (irantle Thrusts Slopped It took spirited dcfonie measurrs cn the part of the scrapping, cour ageous Pioneers to stop the charge of the beery La Grande aggregation, but the Mac-HI lads did It not only once, but twice. In the third quar ter the Tigers twice moved to the shadows of the goal post, once being held on the seven-yard line and the second time on the five. Poor punU hurt the Pioneers both times. Late in the third quarter the Tigers forced their way to the 15, from where an attempted pass on the fourth down went to the corner of the field, only to batted down by Arby Hufford. Two plays Ister Huf , - - .n (Continued on Page Six) - COUNTY FAIR SUCCESS AT ENTERPRISE Large Crowd on Hand Saturday in Spite of Disagreeable Weather TOM ZAHN WINS BUCKING TITLE Good Entertainment Af forded Through Three Days of Fair Fast Kaces in Afternoons. By W. L, Flower (Observer Correspondent) ENTERPRISE. Oot. 10 (Special) In a beautiful ride on one of the worst buckera seen during the three days ot fair, Tom Zahm. veteran rider at Wallowa county fairs for years, Saturday won the bucking championship this year at Enter prise, when riding as one of the four finalists who had been picked from the riders during the three days of competition. The finalists were Tom Zabm who won first, aeraid Marun. second; Wayne Davis, third and Wayne Hartshorn. The bucking contest this year was one of the best seen In years, the hardest pitching horses and some mighty fine riders,' who typified the hard riding cowboys from the Snake river country and other stock ranges in Wallowa county. A string of hard buckera also came In from Union county as a gesture ot good will from some of the boys over there who wanted to show that they had as good horses there as here and they came very close to proving their con tentions. Gradually the process of elimina tion went on througH the three days until the finals were reached. Bob Shouae, Jim Wilson, Merl Johnson, acne Moore and Ben Tlppett being thrown Friday afternoon and others eliminated for pulling leather and other Infractions ot the rules of the contest. Saturday saw the pick of the riders left and the strange part was that Cody Dodson, who had, been favored .(Continued on page Three) . MAN READS OF HIS DEATH IN SUNDAY PAPER PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 0 ( Fred Stryfiler, 38, of Tillamook, Ore., awoke Sunday morning to read in the news papers of his own death, erroneously reported, by police Saturday night several hours after the truck he was driving had left the road and crash ed down a steep embankment here. Stryffler suffered only minor In juries, police said In correction, and was discharged Saturday afternoon from the hospital where he was treated. Charles J. Brown, 76, also of Tilla mook, a passenger In the Ill-fated truck, died In a hospital here early Saturday from injuries suffered In the accident. Hunter Shoots His Friend and Suicides INTEBNATIONAIi PALLS, Minn., Oct. 10 UP) Carl Lang, 17, of In dus, Minn., shot and killed himself with a rifle In remorse aftor acci dentally killing Amos Snyder, 20, also of Indus, while the two were hunting in the woods on the Minnesota side of the border near Emo, Ont. The tragedy occurred yesterday. Snyder was shot through the heart at a distance of 90 feet when Lang fired Into the brush at a bird. Board to Meet Soon To Check On Comparisons W. O. Lloyd, chief adjuster, ac companied by Mr. Wcgman, building expert, arrived here from Portland early this morning and within a short time Architect O. B. Miller, represent ing the school board, and Mr. Weg mnn were at work on a comparison of their respective claims and valua tion of each Item In connection with the fire lorn on the high school building. It was reported Bt noon that thus far, except for one or two. Instances (Continued on Pane Two) Three of Family Killed in Wreck WYACONDA, Mo Oct. 10 lPl Three persons, father, mother and son, cn route to Ottumwa. Ia., from Lewis ton, Mo., Sunday to attend a funeral, were killed when their automobile wa, struck by a Ssnta Pe mall train at a crossing near here. The dead are: Wiley Shoemaker. 60; Mrs. Shoemaker, 44. and their son, Harold. 31. F EXILED As a result of the bitter quar rel between the pope and the Mexican government, the papal legate, Arcltblsliop, Leopoldo Hubs y Flares, above, has been exiled. He was deported to Brownsville, ' Texas, by plane. EXPEDITION WILL HUNT OUT MOROS Trouble in Philippines Flares Up 12 Militia . men Killed , Sunday. JOLO, P. I Oct. 10 (PI A strong punitive expedition was organized here today aa a result of two engage ments between tho, Philippine con- stabulary , and the war-like native i Moros In which 12 militia men were officially reported killed, three miss ing and many wounded. ; Only -two . Moros .were known to have been killed, .but constabulary officers said probably more fell In the-severest, fighting in recent years in this troublesome . Southern BhtUp. plne idlBtrlct,; . Anorig ,Uie,.alnln oftr. stabularymen. was Lieut. f Vlncente Alegar, who. led the first expedition In an effort to settle difficulties be tween two opposing Moro factions. Lieutenant Colonel Luther r. Btev- ens, .commander of the Minoanao Sulu district, as speeding here from Zamboanga with constabulary rein forcements to tako command, He was confident of success. The trouble started early yester-; day near Kulakulay on the southern side of Jolo Island when Lieutenant Alagar, leading 23 men on a peace expedition, encountered three Moros on a narrow trail. As Alagar neia out his hand In friendly gesture; a Moro identified as Iman Ibbah hur. led a spear striking the officer down. Immediately 60 Moros appeared, at tacking tho Insular police. Nine more constabulorymen wore killed and tho rest scattered. Later In the day Captain Leon Angeles led a relief party of 60 to the scene, assaulting the outlaw camp. A six hour engagement fol lowed during which two Moros arid two constabularymon wore known to be killed. The Moros used 14 rifles and six shotguns which they had captured in the previous engagmerit. Tho fighting ended only when dark- (Conlluucd on Pago Thrco) GIRL ACCUSES CLERGYMAN OF KIDNAPING HER STREATOR, III., Oct. 10 P) Colette Haley, rural school teacher, missing since September a, was back home today with a story Sheriff E. J. Wei tr said accused a Catholic priest, long a friend of the family, of kid nanlng her. Welter said Miss Haley told him tho priest. Rev. William Courtney, 42. of Alexis. III., Invaded her Eagle township school near here shortly after a noon recess on Sept. 6, pointed a revolver at her and forced her to accompany him Courtney, she said, and four of his friends, kept her prisoner Bt Chicago. Orand Rapids, Mich., and St Louis until Inst Wednesday when sho escaped and nitcn-nixea 10 tni- cago. Tho girl called her mother from Chlcogo Saturday night, stating she was unharmed. The mother returned the girl to ner nomc nere ycsieraay. Callicotte On His Way to California PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 10 OT Paul M. Culllcotte left Portland by auto, mobile Sunday for San Francisco, where ho snld he plans to place be fore tho grand Jury his story that ho believes ho played an unwitting part m tho 8an Franckico Preparedness parade bombing of 191fl. Accompanying him was Irvln Oooa man, Portland a'torney representing the Mooney mouders defense com. mltte. who was present at all crt-t. Inquiries of the Portland mountain eer's story conducted by Captain Charles Ooff and Inspector Maher, sent up here from Ban Francisco po lice headquarters. i Jr4LJLI Mont, and Wyo. Fields Covered With Snow Today Mercury Drops to 15i Above at Helena Mois ture Welcomed in 1 Drtmth-Strickened Area By The Associated Press Montana and Wyoming stockmen and farmers today looked out on, fields of white a life blood snow storm for field and farm In the two states which had experienced a 30 day drouth. Snow fell again in Color ado. Wis consin and Minnesota had their first snow this autumn, accompanied by near-freezing temperatures. Lincoln, Kebr., had Its first snow of the sea- a light one that melted aa fast as it fell. Transportation and communication facilities generally were undamaged tn the snow area but a spot of bad fly ing weather between Cheyenne and Laramie In Wyoming caused air of ficials to take passengers by bus be tween the two points. 15 Above At Helena Temperatures generally hovered Just above or below freezing but Montana reported a new record low. At Helena wra vucruivuietcr buuwou .u.i uvKi-,hls above aero early yesterday. The pre. vlous low .for October D In the S2 years of weather records was In 1910 when the reading was 16.1 above. Southeastern Montana received the heaviest snow (all, while all Southern (Continued on Page Two) 30 Carloads Of Prunes Unpicked; 40 Cars Shipped By Mrs. A. CK Conkllni - (Observer . Correspondent) -COVE' (Special) The prune har vest is nearing the close and . the . .... . - . . ..... i co-operative plant had shipped out eight cars and' the Stackland house hud shipped a like nunlber. but part of the letter's shipment, went from Union. At the close of the shipping J season there will. have, been about 40 carloads shipped out of the coun ty with an estimate of 30 or more cars still unpicked, and hanging on the trees. . Some few of these will be dried but the greater number will be loft, . - .,.-,-,.,.-;,.' & :i- (Continued on Page Poii'r) !.,:''. Note in Bottle Asks Help For Marooned Girl " ' ' PORTLAND, Ore., Oot. 10 P) Whether a note purporting to be a call for help from a 16-year-old girl marooned on a small island in the Hawaiian group and found in a cork ed bottle washed up near Slletz Bay Is a genuine message of distress or was merely written as lark by some one who cast the bottle from some nearby beach was an object of con jecture hero today. The note was brought to Portland yesterday by A. A. Donaldson, Okla homa City lumber dealer. Donald son said ho found the bottle, of pint size and round, on a sandpit outside Slleta Bay last week. The small neck was so tightly fitted with a wooden stopper that he found it necessary U break the bottle to get the note. . (Continued on Page Three) 19 Mine Workers Drowned in Cage ' LEIGH, Lancashire, Eng., Oct. 10 UP) Nineteen mine workers were drowned at the Plank colliery near here today when an elevator cage carrying a number of workers fell to the bottom of the mine shaft. The conl fell Into a sump hole at the bottom which waa full of water. The crash occurred as the early morning shift was about to relieve the night workers. Indian Youth On " Trial For Murder MEDFORD, Oro Oct. 10 m The trial of Racine Welser, Klamath In-1 dian vouth. on a second degree mur- I h.- cHarne. for the alleged slaying of I his father last summer, will start In federal court this morning. Youns Welser will plead self-de- fnse. and that ho acted In defense of hl, mother. The trial Is expected jMt two days. Benjamin Franklin Nudism Exponent PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10 OT Ben jamin Franklin was a pioneer ex ponent of Indoor nudism, an old "I have found It agrecablo to my constitution to bathe In cold air." the letter says. "I rise early almost .r .nd sit In mv cham - ber. without any clothes whatever, half an hour, according to the sea son, either reading or wrltln. "I find no 111 consequences what over resulting from It . . . and I shall call It for tho future bracing or tonic bath." . The letter, written in 1708. was found among ancestral papers by J. Ogden Cuthbert of Cynwyd. HOOVER AND i Fl PREPARE NEW DRIVES President Will Speak in : Cleveland Auditorium uuvuiuay menu GOV. ROOSEVELT Preliminary Arrange ments Also Made Fop Democratic Nominee to Visit Boston Oct 31. ' WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 () Pre pared to eontlnue an active part In " the campaign for his reelection, Presl dent Hoover today arranged to apeak next Saturday night In the Cleveland ; auditorium where Calvin Ooolldge was ' nominated in 1934. . - i,-- He probably will return directly to t.h MLnltjtl. ok h H1H 1M. uMk .ft p,, Mlnw apeeoh. Postmaster General Brown said the . president was still considering the possibilities of a transcontinental campaign trip that would carry him to me raciiio coast, . - , , "Reoueats : for speeches hv tho - prtwKicnt,, .are coming m from uH sec- tious or tho country." he said. : . "They want him in New tfugland, and they want him In the Jar west, He Is still considering a western trip; but honestly I do not believe he has reaohed any final decision." The postmaster general said . he be-t , Ueyed Mr, Hoover would' speak-Ma' Cleveland on unemployment, and pos sibly upon low farm prices. ,.' ' "Certainly he will talk about uu-v employment thero,'; Brown said. - V'Vo are feeding thousands, of people - In - 'Ohio who. can't, feed tliemttelves. It 1h over seen." - ... n . . . , 5 t: P. -11.. TO UO HDUI1I , - . , HYDE I'AIIK, N. Y.i Oct. 10 (!.,., Governor Frunkllu-D. Roosevelt.- pttWf-' . " . """""" ',"', J"- nod to confer' today .at Albuiiy'wltli' James A. Farley,' Democratic national chairman:.- -. V: .'':; The eight-day tour will also. carry?' Ponjuylvanl. Western .Mew.. York unit 'the 'Mito'MWtt.':' iVw.iiildd'OpO luilui to (lie mure than .i&OOO tie has covered, since his nomination and wlir. bring the number of nates he had' crossed to aa. ' ' One oilier.. Rhode - Island, .nrobably' will be visited bofore election, The, governor has been represented aa: eager to visit all 48 states, but pres";, .sure of state duties has prevented tills.! Tentative plana call for hie depar- ture Oct, 18 from New York Olty. ilxa presont schedule colls for stops ' at, Baltimore on tho 18th; Raleigh, Nt 0.,- and Atlanta on Oct. 19; Warm Springs , Ga.. on Out. 20. either iilriulnulium. Nashville and Louisville or Chata noogo, and Louisville on Oot. 21', and -t.hnn at. Tula nn Mia QQnrf Thn return trip likely will include Spring field, 111., and Indianapolis on the 23rd; Wheeling, West Vs., and Pitts burgh on the 24th, and Buffalo and Rochester to Albany on the 26th. " Preliminary arrangements also have been made for the Democratic nom inee to visit Boston on Oct. 31 after weekend at Qroton, Mass., where Mr, Roosevelt will attend a football (Continued on Pa Poun WOMEN KILLED IN CAR WRECK SUNDAY NIGHT MADRAfi, Ore., Oct. 10 W MISS Myrtle O. Wilson, 29, of Agency, Iowa, and Mrs. Hulda Hamilton, 48, of Portland, were killed near Warm spring, Ore., last night, when their automobile swerved off a grade and dropped 200 feet Into the Deschutes river canyon. Both women were em ployed on tho Warm Spring Indian reservation. The bodies were taken to Redmond. No one today had reported wit nesslng the accident but motorists some distance from the scene said, they heard the crash as tho automo bile struck tho bottom of the canyon. Von Gronau Plane Is Forced Down RANGOON, India, Oct. 10 VP) . Thn steamer Karaaola. In the bay of nngal, reported today she was in j,.,..- wi.h tha round-tlin-wnrld lr- ,,ane of the Oermon ril-:r Ovpt, Wolf- gang von Gronau, which was forced down In the bay 100 miles south oX Moulmeln, and was attempting to tow the plane. N Wheat Today CHICAGO, Oct. 10 OT All de- ! uverioa or wneai. pro u-.;u i price records anew today, larg.-ly as a ! result of late weakness of t!ie New York stock msrkat. "" The fresh tumble In wheat values was In the face of 1,196,000 bushola unexpected decrease of tho United! States wheat visible supply. Wheat closed norvoua. Qlo un der Saturday's finish, corn unchanged to Ho lower, oats uw-hanged to Ho off, and provisions varying from 1M decline to 6o advance. .
