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Page Four ARMY POSTS IN ISLANDS DEFENSE 1 -By K. K. 'Honiar MANILA, p. I. m The United etqtes 'Vfllf abandon about 700,000 ncrm in military poses wnen cue Philippines become free about iimo, untler tiie indepenUenee-ftot accepted by the legislature on May i. . M11J, 3en Prank .Parker, comman daut of the deportment of the Philip pines, thinks the transfer can made with little difficulty. ' be American jtprpes. now .include about 560 officers and 4.000 enlisted men plus 64 officer and 6.398 soldiers of the Philippine Sqputs, , native rm plnos whose, service, reprieved to the. islands. i "Wet are , not certain that we shall withdraw gradually or all at once, he said. "But we con do either with eciual ease. Mobilization 1a an ta pe nttM, attribute of a good army." :... ,lUi)HiH Might Iluy Tofil .Denoral Parker BUBge-sted that an Independent ,. Philippine government mlglH.rWlsh, to, take over some or all of fthe .American equipment, Jnciud Jug Vvs qrttfleiy.on the Island ofCor- WKtaor. the one time -American oi ralUr" oomrnoiHllng; the entrance to ir.The WwhiiiKton arms treuty of 1932 forbade tlie further fortification .of Cocregldor hut It etUI Is ruted. as a formidable .fortress. ' 'peneral Parker said disposition of ihe -Philippine Scouts need not be difficult because "by 1944 practically all wl Tiave bean retired on federal 'pensions." Blurt Of .Philippine Army " Others -he wild might be the nu elous for a Philippine .army, if one were decided upon, or Incorporated .In the Philippine constabulary, a mill turV police force of about 0,000 main -tallied by tlie Insular government to keep order In the far-flung oichl- toIbro, "Two acore Scouts recently were re tired with pensions upon a ruling of "the District of Golmnbla supreme court In a test case. ' Oeheral Parker -predicted that more adequate Internal policing would be necesKury with the United States out of the picture. He admitted the Am erican arrnywau not in a position to defend 'the, InlandA from a major ex tqrnal foe, but; pointed out "the world knows tlier0 are millions more W(here fwe. oomerom," ... , ' . Holiilt-lV MI1 (1 1 1 Iff 'M.MINl tic AUggeflted that the soldiers' pay that -has been largely 'stcht' In the lalunds, amounting to about' 5,500, 000 a year, will be missed, though the war department has made many of Its pure wines of supplies, from out side the Philippines. The. 700,000 acres of land set aside ' for" military purposes Is contained i:i eight posto, flying fields nnd suoh es tublUhmants, chief of which are Fort 'Santiago, .the heudquarters. at Man lift; Fort Mills, on Corrcgldor Island, .where some 3,300 men are stationed; Port McKlnley, near Manila, manned by a. 100, and Fort Stotsenburg, a Cavalry post 67 miles north of Manila, where 3,100 are located. . Glove, Scarf , And Hat Ensembles The 'Last Wdrd' PARIS (fl1) CHovo, scarf and hat ensembles alt made of the same Bumlnery fabric are the "last word" irj chla this season. Designers make them In white, light colors and dork hues to Wear With summer frocks. ' The hats which go with the en sembles are generally small. f. .Shell .pink satin nukes one of tlie most., striking sets deslgnod by Susans "Talbot)." The toque,' ecarf ends ahtf ' pointed glove cuff are' Stitched In black thread. A second set combines a wldo brimmed hat of white pique edged In a narrow band of white linen lace with deep cuffed gloves and a writ to scarf trimmed lh the same manner. Both are de signed 'to be worn with block frocks, r For light linen d refutes the same designer fashions n narrow brimmed sailor, cravat nnd gloves of navy blue taffeta splashed with white polka dots, ' . Oay colored gloves In plaids and flowered crepes are passing from the picture. Snvvrt women are choos ing one-color models of suede, ante lope, crepe, washable pique or crash to accompany their summer ensem bles. STRIKERS IN ; ; i PORTLAND WIN f, POINT TODAY (Continued From Page One) lly the AsnmilJited Vrens Force won mightier than mediation today as strikes continued unabated in many parts of the nation. ' '- All was quiet on the San Fnnu'lsco waterfront troops with machine guns and rifles saw to that the fimtral labor council named a "strike strategy committee" which Us presi dent said "will leud to organised movement In chhc of a general strike," Unions In San Francisco and Oak land meet today to consider future policies. Another committee wns named ot Portland, Ore., yeurdny to consider the advisability of u general walkout there in sympathy with the water front strikers. Klotlng at the Hnrllrk Malted Milk corporation's pltint In Racine, Wis.. Bent nine persons to hospitals and four to Jail. A clash between workers and strike pickets led to the closing of the East Peoria (Hi) foundry of the Cater pillar Tractor company. Residents of Greenwich Village In New York held a special show to rx hlbll a't r.otk done ss government project. '' . , , ' ' j'For 67 years Charles W. HItiop , ha tirrslded over records of -tlie fl ernl ii3trlct -court St Denver. TlMt us deputy clerk and ltttr us ifor. 'Meteor' Leade In Steel Union' In a metoorlc rise, karl J. For bock, shown above at the Pitts burgh strllte convention, baa be como an outstanding figure' in the ranks ot union stool work ers. l. He Is district president In McKeesnort, I'a., of the Amalga mated local anil boasts Jlghlug up Cp.000 members wlhou(t re colvlpg a cent for bis organizing i work. PICNIC SUNDAY t i A picnic of the .young Democrats of Union. Wallowa, Baker and Umatilla counties Js to be held tomorrow uf teruoon at 2t o'clock at Emigrant Springs, It was announced today. All ,young Democrats are Invited to bo pre. tent, and thuso attending are to bring tholr own lunches. Lomon ude and coffee 'will bo served liy the union county club. KITTEN BALL SCHEDULE TO BEGIN MONDAY Four games a night have been scheduled for next week and for sov oral weeks theronjttor in the twilight kitten ball, league. Each night two games will be played at the Green wood athletic field and two nt the ta Grande Stadium. " ' ' " Schedule of games for next week Is as follows: Monday night, O roe n wood field. Greenwood A. C. vs. OrecnWood Juniors and Barbers vs. Lions; high hool stadium, -Normal vs. Elks and U. P. vs. firemen. Wednesday night, Greenwood field; Greenwood Juniors vs. Barbers and Lions Mi. Normal. High ltchaol stadium, flrumen vs. Hgh school A. and Elks vs. Union Pacific. Friday night, Greenwood field, Elks . . firemen and . Union Pacific vs high school A. C. High school stadium. Greenwood A. ' O. vs. Barbers and Greenwood Juniors vs. Lions, COMING HERE FOR JUBILEE MIas Margaret Anson and Mrs. Tur ner Oliver are expecting to have as their houseguests during the ap proaching Soml-Contlhnial U..P. cele- atlon. Mr. and Mrs. Flank Dwlght. Puyallup, Wash., and their son and Dwlifht. of Seattle. Frank Dwiuht 1h' pioneer of the valley and still re-: tains many friends here. Mr. and Mrs.- Mark Dwlght are relatives of the Per-' ins families of Muddy Creek aiuf, will visit there before coming to l4 Grande. KIDDIES IN " PET PARADE HERE TODAY (Continued From Page One) ' Myers, Wilbur Cross. Dog with most spots: Lois Jean Shanks, HI II to Fredericks, no third prize given. Cutest cat: Helen Andrews, Edwin Cross, Mlllicent Heck. Largest reptile: Richard Fuller, Wanda Youngton, Paul Robbln. Best rabbit: Elma l4irscn, Clyde Wright, Emma Crandall. Most unique pet: Elsie White, bad r; Eddlo White, badger; Nick Kolm- back, colt. Largest family of pets: Claude Wright, six rabbits: 111 I lie Wuldroff. dogs; Jerry Cook. mice. Smallet four legged pet: Jerry Cook. ChlneK Kinging mice; Paul Robbln and Wanda Yaiingtou, turtles. ljurgest two-legged pet: Dwrcta IjCc Skttf. bantam rooster; Kay Andrews nd Howard Culvln, bantam chickens. Must beautiful pet bird: Mary linn, yellow canary; Howard Calvin ml Margy Whiteside, bantam chick- IK. Prizes presented were, first, u ticket the Liberty theatre through the iiirtesy of the management, second. red ribbon and third, a white rib bon. Helen Defeated Ift Wimbledon Finals (Continued From Page One) an English sweep of the two main tls and the first victory for an ngllNMvomitn slnoe lO'Jti. when Mrs. Itty Mi-Kane Godfree won. It wo the llrst time since 1909 that England hud won both titles. George M. UO Jr., and Letter Sloe- fen. United States doubles champions nd Davis cup players, today won the Il-England mens doubles title to vert a complete rout ot American tennis forces. They defeated Jean Borotru and Jacques Bnignon. de fending champions, In the final match 0-3, 0-3, 0-4. SMALLEST WHEAT CROP IN 41 YEARS MY CHANGE 'AAA' r;.tA -v-i ''t ')! 1 1 lly Curl 'V, Crannirr WASHINGTON M The ' June crop report forecasting -the smallest wheat yield In 41 years may mean that the admlnint rat Ion's wheat pro gram next year will call for a "con trolled" rather than a curtailed acreage. While neither Secretary Wallace nor any other official In the, agricultural department has ventured an indica tion thus far In advance of sweeping Changes In the wheat program, analy sis of the probable "statistical posi tlon"'Of the crop shows that the AAA may be able to relax Its policies much sooner than way expected. From the start Secretary Wullace has emphasized that the first objec tive was to reduce surpluses gradu ally accumulated as an oppressive factor In the market, and then to "control" acreage to prevent a repe tition of the surplus. The crop of 600,000.000 bushels forecast would be about 126,000,000 bushels less than the country , nor mally .uses. To meet that deficit there Is an estimated carryover of 260 or 270 million bushels. Exports even at the low rate of the paM yeur would mean a carryover by next" summer" of leas than normal. ' Kvport "Market a Turtor ' Much may depend upon the ex port market and the -world wheat price. Since last fall exports from the northwest .have been subsidized'. While wlnlnif tout ' of thC'Surnlus makes exports less urgent from the domestic standpoint, the administra tion a drive to Secure tariff bargain ing powers Indicates It does not plan voluntarily' to surrender What foreign markets' have 'beeri retained 'for Am erican agricultural products. " " Should Argentina fall .to follow I through on the. London Wheat agree ment iby 'controlling production. ''It already has been Indicated that AAA machinery easily might 'be adapted to the payment of bonuses to farm ers to export rather' than to' recliice) flMTMOCKlNO HOUSE .BY WALTER C. BROWN. SYNOPSIS: Two men art tmmtt. ileutl. in Pierre Uittrenn'B evtcntlid house. Allhouali the evidence noliilt .to tin. loot that tttcv ehot ewh tithnr. Scriraut Harner does not believe it. Then. Irom the rcvortcr. Jlowurd Doule. Ilarncr Icarne that Mrs. IJiilrenue u-aa not where the loria envnoeed to be at Ihe time of the mur.Uer. and .that enmcono hue watched the Dufrenne honee from arrnte the fence. Ile relueen -to tee hit fitto evidence at once, hoicever. Chnptcr 1 THE ENVELOPES UST ' the ettmo, : Sergeant, it would bo a mlglity liandy weap on to swing ovor their heads." J-ttt- torty aald. "Ton to one It was some body conuoclod with this house who stood out thcro walelilng last Might. Yos. I ll grant all that, but we'd still bo aiming in the dark. We are not sure whether tho marks on the other side -of J.I10 wall wore left by man or woman. Thcy'.ve been cov- erefl ud too well by the later snow. On the othor hand, .their condition proves that they wore made about tho tlmo 0111 cor tlumlll came along, for their condition Is approximately the s.-.mo. It may even bo that his arrival caused this watcher to (lee, "Tho answer might bo found In a corliln room upstairs. You rciucm bor whnl Doyle told you" "Yon .ililnk It wua Mrs.'Dufrnsno who was hidden behind the wall?", , "JIow did you guoss It?" Lafferty remarked sarcastically. ,"Tho weather last night wasn't exactly sultublo tqr a ploasuro stroll." , . Ilnipor noddod gravely, "Yes, It luolis had, but sho has us blocked very nicoly there. Wo can't do inucli uiilll Or. Ulrlch lifts his embargo and then nl the, lady has to do Is any that slut -was outside watching the llro. Evidence that some one was outsldo the house Is not quite tho same thing as proving there was some one insldo while the crime was being committed, not with on unmarked oxpansn of snow between tlio two locations. "Ot course, we'll have to check up ovory one's whcivnboutB for Inst owning. The real key to tho whole question lies In tho Identity of the man Hamlll killed. I'm convinced he's not the absolute unknown they all claim ho Is. Donnghy.threw out a litut of that, hut Donaghy's going to bo hard to handle." Harper folded tho sketin nnd put It away in his wallot. "Remember," bo cautioned, "not a word about this Now. let's give science a chance." "pUKY snl down at tho table side by side, and Harper spread oul the first bundle of papers. There wero six photographs in tho lot, one of tho lingcrprlms of tho uuldenti Hod dead man's right band, one of hla left, and separate enlargements of tho thumb and tnrotlnger of each hand. "Jackson cannot Identify tho fin gerprints. They arc not In our tiles, lie U sending duplicate prints to otlior large cities and lo tho United States tluronu of Investigation." Lafferty nodded approvingly. "Tbat'a a gooil Idea." The next package revealed a Be rles or photographs showing the seeno of tho crime from various ait gles and pictures of the dead man In the nrmcbair. both with and with qui bis facial disguise. Attached to theso was Jackson's second report, giving the physical dimensions and characteristics of the victim of llamlll'sgnn. after the adapted nnd Improved methods aris ing from the original system of Uer- llllou. Harper ran his eye down the divisions, ".Not much help there LA GRANDE JSVEMNd OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. prod uI ton. . . A feature of the "control" phase of the wheat program may be adoption of the corn loan policy. About 270. 000.000 bushels of corn are oealed In cribs, on farms under government loans. "( 1 7 By adopting such a plan for wheat the government might continue with lUt control program, and at the same time keep a reserve of grain on farms against 'repetition Of drought and as insurance against actual famine. Hay, 'Pasture ('nips Ilit ; A map of crop conditions shows one of the most serious situations has to do with hay and pasture. i crops which the government has beon urging farmers to expand rath er than to -reduce. Nineteen statw, from Ohio to Ne vada, show the lowest June condi tion of these crops on record. "The reports from some states seem unbelievably low," said the crop reporting board. Thus, during the past -40 years no at ate, has reported pastures on June 1 below 42 per cent of -normal con dition. This year the condition of hay and pasture In South Dakota averaged 8 per cent' of normal, in North Dakota 16 per cent, Minnesota 20 per cent, Iowa 28 per .cent, Ne braska 33 per cent and Wisconsin 42 per -cent. See Livestock Reduction In the 'critical" .area, it is said, the failure or near failure of pas tures, hay crops and 'of a, large acre age of spring grains can hardly Ibe offuet by increased acreages anct 'fa vorable yields of corn and emergency .forage crops. A material reduction In livestock In this area seems Unavoid able, the crop . reporting board de clares. , In the "serious" area that Includes most of the rest of the com belt, damage has been severe, but favor- Jible weather from now on would per mit harvesting of good crops of corn, soybean, sorghums and emergency hay and forage crops. The drought has resulted in 'the lowest milk production per cow on June 1 In more than half the states that has been recorded In 10 years. The 'drought alAo affects egg .produc tion. Farm production of egga Is the smallest at this time of year in 10 years. for Identification," "was Harper's, comment as he .passed tho list to Lafferty. : Another envelope yielded the prints made from tho fingermarks found on various objects In tho room pieces ot furniture, the liquor glass, the decanter, the cigarette paokage and the gun. Each photo- eraDh bore Jaokson's Identification" ot the mark as being that ot the dead man. . Tho fingerprints of Offlcer Harolll were similarly certified as being correct. They appeared only on the gun which had been found lying un der his hand. "All in order sq fat," .Harper was forced to admlt.v Next came two sinalL cardjvonid boxes. The doteetive opened ohe, and from the midst of Its packing ot cotton wool extracted a scarrpd. twisted lump of metnl. There was tag fastened to It marked with se rial numbers. I S THAT one ot the bullets 7 Lnfforty aBked. .... "Yos, tlila Is the one that rubbed cm; our .mystery man," -Harper re plied, examlnine the rifling grooves In tho twisted bullet. There was a second metril pellet In the box. not quite ns nifsshapen, but likewise tagged; and bearing ft splash df red paint on the bottom. This whs the test bullet 11 red by Caiiln from the dead policeman's gun and a set! In comparison with the lethal bullet to establish the homicide weapon. Harper had watched this scientific chock-up being mnde on .former oc casions nnd knew that the well-de-lined rifling grooves, so plainly visi ble to the eye, served only lo estab lish the make of the weapon, the Identification uf tho 'specific gun be ing accomplished through a micro scopic study ot the web of fine lines extending between these grooves. Tho socond box contained three bullets, the two extruded from Ham Ill's body and the pAlnl'tnarked test bullot from the second homicidal weapou. With thotue was a pap or bearing Carlln's formal report of his examination of 'the bullets. There was not the slightest donht'bm that the bullets hnd Issued from the guns as specified in his findings. Harper ranged the harmtesa look lug lumps of metal before him on the table and regarded them thought fully. "It's hard to see how our theories of premeditated action are going to hold up agnlnst this sort o! ovidencc," ho mused. " ' Still watching tho rateM! hn! tots, he ripped open the last two envel opes with his finger. One w'.ls a bulky mauila affair containing the assort ment of crank' loiters which Mr. Dufresne had turned over to the po lice at the time he had llrst taken up tho matter with litem. Harper put them aside for more detailed study later. Tho other envelope contained the autopsy report. They had found no additional mark of violence Dn the unknown man's body. A moderate amount of alcohol was round to be present, but not sufficient to cause intoxication. An aualysls rovculcd that a cooked meal had been eaten about throe hours bsfor death. Harper put down the Coroner'a re port with a sigh. "Well, according to all the scfetittflc Lest 3 and standards these two men. apparently total strangers, suddenly came face to face In this room and killed each other Just like that." The detective banged bis fist on the table with utl dea vehemence. "1 don't believe it!" (Copvnvht. iH.bv H'li-Mcv C. Utoxcnt Tomorrow, lh ffcystery of th binQing dour Intrude iticif. Idle Ships Clog Pacific Ports Here Is a scene common In nil -Pacific coast ports, as a result of the maritime tike, .with all piers filled, and vessels anchored In the streams unable to .unload cargo. Photo shows part ot me Ban Francteeo 'waterfront, where nearly 200 cargo vessels are Idle. FEAR SOIL LOSS . IN NORTHWEST IF NOTHING IS DONE U. S. SOIL BKOSION SERVICE. Pullman, Wash. (Special) The ter rorizing pictures of desolation and waste anU of fields being moved by wind and water -In -the middle west can become even more vivid and serU' ou In the farming districts of the northwest if measures are not adopt ed at once to prevent undue soil loses. A3 .we note each year the ap pearance of more -clay ridges, more gullies, and more cheat, we can only be thankful that the drought, winds, and sudden torrential rains of the middle -west -have remained east of the 'mountains. "Thousands of fields in the mid dle west -have had -the more produc tive .topaoll blown off, leaving- be hind the Inferior subsoil which bakes and hardens and Is -in prime condi tion for ruinous washing," 'States H. H. 'Bennett , of the soil erosion service of tlie department of the Interior. Yot these conditions nre true In part every year In the northweat where field after field lies exposed to the ravages of winds and rain. Bennett continues to point out "that the -average soil loss on the average slope -used for a cultivated crop Ib 3,500 times more rapid than where native od covers the ground, while .the runoff of rainfall la 400 .times -greater whore the land Is cul tivated." Is it then, any wonder that after every heavy rain or spring thaw in the northwest we sec every stream course transformed Into a seething mass of mud as tons of good topsoll are -carried downuteam? Is It then, any wonder that actual measure l ments show that 60,000,000 tons of this good soli are washed from the Pa louse region alone each'yeor? Three factors combine to add to the seriousness of the problem in the better areas of dry-farming in- the northwest. They are; 1. The large percentage of land summer-fallowed each year. 2. The large percentage of land having over 16 per cent slope. 3. Relatively small percentage of -tilled areas -having adequate -vegetative covering during the erosion season. : In 'the drier portions of the area there are also several 'factors which pluy a definite part in -tht ff.Myr. of, the land ufi;,..el "They nre" : The prevalence -and necessity of the summer-fallowing practice. 4!. The long dry season. 3. The common two- or three-day .windstorms -that may -occur at any time of the year. Nor Is this the 'conclusion of the story since 'thousands of gapi:ig gill 'lies'tre cutting field after Held of this region Into -unprofitable patches Of land. A Single downpour some five miles southeast of Moscow a few -weeks ago scooped 1 of f 'Strips of top soil in -summer-fallow two to six feet in Width the entire depth of the till age. .Nor was this the end of the -destruction as the torrents ripped gully after gully through fields of fall grain already headed. Sortie of these "one rain gullies" wore cut oo deep that they ihave to be filled with pick ami shovel before harvesting can begin. A similar storm struck in 'the Vicinity of Johnson and another northeast of Moscow in the same afternoon. The gouging and scooping of the hill sides, the tearing out of fences and bridges, and the widening and deep ening of gullies In this one afternoon resulted In losses of thousands of dol lars. Wlille this to going on in the more humid districts, every farmer in the more arid sections hopes against hope each year that the familiar "blows" of early spring and early UNDER THE WIDE AND SPREApiNG SKY SUMMER is the' season when the' possibilities for en joyment are multiplied about you. Under the wide and spreading sky there is room for much happiness. You don't need great wealth, and you don't need to fasten all your hopes for happiness on a short vaca tion. Whether you live in the city, with all its modern means of tempering the climate to your needs, or in the country' where the good earth responds so beauti fully to your touch there is much to do, pleasantly and happily. ' . I - . But there is art in enjoyment. You should dress properly for each occasion. You should have within easy reach the things that make hospitality inviting and gracious. You should have the means of refresh ing and beautifying your person and improving your sense of well-being. You should be comfortable. It is not so hard to do all this. It is not accomplished in one frenzied and expensive effort. Comforts should grow about your home, as flower and fruits blossom and ripen. . Read the advertisements, and acquire the things you need from what you learn there. Fresh light sum mer wear. Foods and beverages that keep crisp and cool in modern refrigerators. Gas and electricity that cook and brighten without heating your rooms. Elec tric fans, perhaps. Soaps, cosmetics, and heaps of fresh towels for frequent showers. 5 . And read in the advertisements where to go and what to do in order to make Summer the golden season of your life; summer will not be severe. Thus we can see that the aame processes that ore combining to destroy civilization In the middle west are constantly at work not in one, but in every part of the Pacific northwest. 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