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Newspaper Page Text';; I t ' . SEVENTY-FIFTn YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS 2 oif. win FORTUNE IN JEWELS IS CONSUL IS NABBED WITH DEATH TOLL FROM SHIP: BD DEFIillTEWCE HUGE FOREST BLAZE; IS ENDANGERING PAS Ab EN A 14IM MEN WORKING! FRANTI CALLY TO CONTROL" FIRE . TBEIBBBK'S! TAKEN BY FOUR BANDITS CASES OF BEST LIQUORS EXPLOSION IS MOUNTING : niicoiiisii . IS OPEIluG BIDS rnilnn nrnnr CEJK WORTH $200,000 STOLEN HONORARY DIPLOMAT FINED TOTAL NUMBER OF DEAD 1$ ruuiiu uruuii LV DARING ROBBERY 9120O FOR WKT GOODS ; EXPECTED TO BE FD7TY ; MB MOP E Has ) I i CI ft I i ! f ! i ! . Two' Crack Trains' Pile Up. in Canyon When Signals Are. ! Misinterpreted . BOTH - ENGINEERS "JUMP Pilots of Train IP rrom Gab When Crash Impends; Several n w. . ' ToDI : w-Auvit,, uoio., zing;- 2u. I y Bsuciaiea rress. iwo lire- men were kuied,.i passengers half!ahd hour in their task of sbrt are known to hate been seriously J - mnflt .ai,,9hi iwlrv ujiireu; uu a mners receive? iHiuui ,iniiis m ii iieauiiu cuuigiuuwjjg j floor. -Two ot the robbers I liweeq toe ranormie . specials on the ,f Denver and Rio Grande I . '""" iHrutta iu utJuiiB;u.1Iw) ! the - fonrth remain ed In i.n yon, ten miles west of Buena Vis- in iuic luii uueruuuu, The dead: Fireman . W. Taugh pnbaunv of train Noj 7, and C. E, Phelan .of train No. 8, both of Salida, Colo. r i Only the names of two of the injured, both of them the ;- en- gineers of the two trains 'whoj saTed ; pemsehres ) by Jumping when the crash occurred, were available late today. : They were G. Johnston of train No. .7, and Ed Claire of train" No. S, . Glalre la said to have a-frac tured leg. Failure on the part of a.tele- Kraph operator at Tennessee Pass to transmit orders to train No. 3 was reported to ' have been re sponsible for the collision. . Train No, 7 left Denrer at -4:15 o'clock .this morning. Train No. 8 left Salt Lake City, Utah, at 6 o'clock last night. were heavily loaded with east and wesi oouna passengers, ine ma- jority of piem were tourists. The trains crashed together at Curve, in Gran I ttj Canyon and the engine -and two coaches or tram No. 8 were derailed and tossed against the, canyon walls, near the! banks of the Arkansas river which Tt?ns through the canyon. ? ' trains to. meL-aranite, Jjnt "T-.rrrr r.v": f-pin. r.w -. . h.f iiiaiUH w di ui urrru in iukke h. i r, u.-.Atun.jkrtii.: 1 ductor of train No. 8 to receive! m lattiir in MrmAtn hA w responsible for the crash. . i Both trains were crack specials! of. the D fc RG and" rate as the fastest i hd most completely equipped pn-the line. ' ' ' Bothr were pullman trains. No. B carrying six passenger cars, and! . ..- ,; (continata a pace ) WOMAN SAID. SWINDLER Search : extexdixo fkoc COAST TO COAST ENDED SEATTLE, Aug. 20. (By the Associated Press.) After a three year search from coast 'to coast, local authorities announced today that they had located In Detroit Iarv K. Griffin -wanted here in tniinfHMt ! with frauds onrrerat 4- aAa "s -. fene j is wanted, for jumping 51500 bail here in October, 19 22,1 while . awaiting ' prosecution on grand larceny charges for defraud ing S. L. Lewis of $6700 on what officials claim were forged ex press, receipts for corset ship ments. ; She is also wanted for a similar: case of 12500. and it is Raid that she defrauded other Se attle people of more than $20, - One complaint concerning $2,- r00, asserted that Mrs. Griffin borrowed money by giving a lien on goods that were supposed to be in storage but had no- existence. She Was taken two years' ago in Baltimore on the same ; eharges and Governor Richie of Maryland refused extradition. BLAZE SWEEPS FOREST tX)RS OF MILLION DOLLARS RESULT; OF RAGING FIRE ULOWINO ROCKr N. C, Aug. 2 0. Grandfather mountain, near here,, tonight , was a raging mass of flames which were being spread by a strong wind. Efforts to check the firs, made little headway be cause of the exceedingly dry con dition of the undergrowth due to Jthe almost total Jack pt rain In this section all summer. -; - . t. Those who have been endeavor ing to fight the flames tonight saw little hope of success unless Tain should come soon. ; u Estimates place the loss" of tim ber at more than a million "dollars ?nent property, will destroy ome of the most picturesque scenery In 'the section. . - Fonr ; Highwaymen Hold Up -Six 'Employes and Raid Fire Large Safes "- CHICAGO, Ang. 20 (By the Associated Press.) rJewelry valu- ied at upwards of $200,000, most i of. it "in diamonds, was ' the Ijoot of a. robber quartet who late i to-1 day Invaded the seventh floor of- f jCes! of Lazarus and Well, jewelry manufacturers onj the fringe j of the downtown district, held a half dozent employes of the company! at bay rand raided five large sales and jf!ed without; disturbing 130 rooms. I: T1u robhr were en eared for guttering the ch eap er -gems on - arted the lewelrV. a third terror- t.A u, r t, I &so vliivo tv via fcnv yia uvia 1 ftntnUfthilA , w,th Wrrine All men were masked, worked burPse 01 coordinating the ef calmly and leisurely and as they torts-of all concerned in the fight backed oat of tU office, pressed the elevator button, whisked the mask ft from, their faces as thev nt anna'i in ana at tho hAfAtn ifiar-1 eed tha eleTator ODerat0r and fled in thelr car officials of the cdm-8as pan Jafter a cursory examination ftalrtithA Aot vflD at least IzAO -1 1 ; : - T 000 - and possibly ' much - higher. Halt of this is covered by insur ance. KIHG'S LIFE IIN DANGER ATTEMPT-IS SAID MADE ITO lASS'ASINATEl ALFONSO HENDAYE, France, Aug. 20. (By t he Associated Press.) A traveler who. has Just returned Both trainsUronJ Santander told a cfrcunistan- "ai .wry toaay -oi an luiegea wmi """"w of Spain at that 'place Saturday night.;, j Later, the ; Spanish embas- T made a fprmal denial, that inereunaa oeea any suca anempi. The king's assailant, the; traveler reiatea,was arresiea as ne -W'Sliiam Hirth of 4he Missouri Farm jarawwg a revolver irom ms Pock- et just as tne Kingwas aproacn- latter ;thearresty rumor were cur- tcrn,.;:;;: hnt hf mf.d n vujuuu lit uta duvu va m. . - auc vv ...... c..l. 1. 1AA Hi.lBUDK, jtllTia. cartel, , was been Wiled and that the king's I chauffeur -also was wounded, i I Aslthe traveler left Madrid it was reported that a former radical deputy or Barcelona vbaa oeea seized "by the authorities. Circles I in' touch, with the general director- late of. security do not hide the ex- lstence of a plot against King Al- Ifonso SWIM AGAIN 'ATTEMPTED I ASIKWCAN GIRti IS NOT DIS COURAGED BY. FAILURE BOULOGNE, Aug. 20.-r-tBy Associated , Press.). Undeterred by her recent failure to swim the English channel, Gertrude lEderle wilt; make another attempt She has, tentatively fixed the date as August 31 or September 1 American girl's trainer has given way to oid;"Biir Burgess, one 'of the merilwho successfully negotiaited the channel, and who trained Miss Lillian. Harrison, the girl fromjthe Argentine. ; During the nextj 12 days br tnore he ; will take ' Miss Ederle under his guidance in the full belief that if conditions favorable she will this time 'Suc cessfully swim the channel. , 3l4 Harrison may take water; along with Miss Ederle the for she has made up her mind to have a fifth .try at. the channel. Ishka Helmy, the brawny Egyp tian, will attempt a crossing Sat urday or Sunday, r i va - . : ' :. a " GIRL CRUSHED BY CAR YOUNG BRIDE MEETS DEATH ON RAILROAD SPEEDER j ASTORIA, Ore.j Aug. 2 0. xiar- ian P. Hendricksop, a bride of two months, was killed Instantly to day while riding on a. epeederj on the Big Creek Logging company's logging road with her ' husband an4 3Mrs.Ttoy McCary. ' ! According -to her husband, ithe speeder struck a derail switch which had been slightly opened. Mr.j JlendricksOttjwas thrown for wafd and off the car. by the slight jar? and the front wheels; of the speeder crushed her chest, death resulting almost instantaneously. Th body " was i brought" to As toria .by County Coroner Hughes, whp tonight declared that he did notj jbelieve an inquest would be heid.j - r';.;;. v: 1k ' Mrs. "Hendrlckson. who is the I Portland, was about 27 years of I ."' 9 was marrled "en" -drlcksonyn June 5. , 5 28, Public Service Commis sions Determine Methods ' to Combat Raise USE OF WATER URGED Diversion on Traffic From Rail To Water and Highway Is 1 Declared : Best Way ToForc Cat f KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Aug. 20. (By the Associated Press.) Methods of combatting the pro posed increase in freigh rates in ine esiem c.smci were oiscusa- eu uere uouay uy ieiiicacuLauica ot zs state puDUC service ana uui itv commissions and representative e oi agncuuurai ana snipping ia terests. The conference is for th PlnS agea agamst any increase m raie- Declaring that an increase In freight rates were unecessary J. H. Mercer, secretary of the'Kan Livestock association said the raIIroaa8 were eneraUy. prosper- wus. Another note was taken by T. W. 'Adams, writer on economics and contributing editor of the Kansas City Labor News. Adams declared that "the present trans portation trend is heading, ys straight for government owner ship unless something can be done to check the tremendous diversion of traffic from the rail roads The diversion of traffic to high way and river, he added, ' must hnevUahiv rRnl in hlrher trans. portation cosU . An investigation by rate men of the Tarious 'public service com- mls6long to determine , the equity 0f freignt rates on agricultural nrft(wt - Mmmrd with other L - ommoditles was urged by. Wil- n au Federation BOY. KILLED IN FALIi spokane. Aug. 20-whentis P10 became . frightened by a Dee - . thrown from the animal and euf lierea "juries wnicn resuuea in ni8 aealft yesieraay ai me nome y nis Prenis, wr. ana Mrs. , I wbs o. TO AID HAXY IEX SEATTLE, Aug. 20 (Br the Associated Press.) The Interna tional ; Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which is adjourning to morrow, here its eighteenth bien nial convention after session that opened Monday, decided today' to intensify efforts, to organize work ers in American navy yards and to seek better pay for them. WHAT'S IN A NAME! j i 1 . ' " . ":" '. L ' ' ' "'. ' ' ... .. " ' ' ' .. " . . Iv ' fyJ'J r i W i 2- (B) 1 PROTEST 1,-1 ,Z ;.rfiJi wfe lt'i &t 240 Bottle of Champagne Includ ed iq Varied Assortment of Spirits NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (By As sociated Press.) Eugene Le Bosse, honorary consul of the re public of Haiti at Manchester, N. II.,' arrived today on the steamship Nlckerie-from Port Au Prince, ac companied by 26 large andheavy pieces of baggage. A, customs agent asked for the keys to the trunks. -Sir." said Mr. Le Bosse, I am diplomat. I claim exemption from customs examination." . "Sir,"; replied the agent. "I sus pect that you have liquor hidden among -your shirts." "Certainly," assented the hon orary consul, "all the ambassadors bring In liquor." "But you, sir,' the examiner. pointed out, "are ot an ambas- sadv. nor even a minister, but a consul. 'and an honorary consul at that." Mr.-Le Bosse bowed to author.- ity,. , ;i ' I. "That trunk contains liquor he said, "and so does' that case They did hold liquor 240 bot ties of champagne, vermooth, whiskey, and a precious morsel. five-gallon keg of best Haitian rum. "I abide by the laws," the con sul protested to Edward Barnes, assistant solicitor at the customs house. "1 4 Just brought this in for some of my friends. ' They did not give me the money to purchase it. I thought it was quite regu lar. Never before, has my bag gage been searched." Mr. Barnes fined him $1200, but offered him Immunity if he would give the names of his friends. : ' , ; "No," said Mr. Le Bosse posi tively. "It a crime has been com mitted I alone am guilty and I alone will pay the penalty." r ' TWO RIDERS AMBUSHED SHEEP AND STOCK RAISERS FIGHTING OVER RANGES YAKIMA, Aug., 20.- Two herd rJKbBTsrterr -FSifipmen in.the EaSt Selah distflct, near here, "were fired upon from ambush today; ac cording to report received at the sheriff's office. Glen Haynes said that one charge - grazed the inside of his saddle-horn as he was crossing. a ridge. Both Haynes and Phil Simons, another rider, have been targets several times for men in ambush, they reported. According to the sheriff's office, trouble has been brewing for some time, since the men who have leased' land In the district for sheep grazing have concentrated on driving range horses and stock off the leased land. After today's report, deputies Investigated and found empty shells from a gun but were unable to find other clues. All Victims Are Terribly Scalded By Live Steam From Bnrsted Boiler - NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 20. (By Associated Press.) The toll Qf deaths in the Mackinac disaster siooa ai 4 2 lonignt witn every in dication that at least eight more names would be. added to the list before daylight These eight . persons, terribly scalded when the boilers exploded on the excursion steamer as she steamed through Narragansett bay on Tuesday night have not the slightest chance to recoter, phy- sicians asserted. I Four other persons, reported as missing, are believed to have drowned. United States naval fliers flew over Newport harbor today In search of bodies. ' Investigation nf th i,,..- moved swiftly today following the arrival of. Inspector General George Uhler, head of the United States steamboat inspection serv ice In Providence. He left Washington to assume charge of the federal probe on the orders of Secretary of Commerce Hoover. . Mr. Uhler Inspected the Macki nac In Pawtucket, giving the ves sel's .boiler a minute examination. He declined to ment. make a nv at a to-1 Mrs. Francina. Holt of Provi dence, died late tonight at the naval hospital, making the 42nd death. DRUNKEN DRIVER JOLTED JOHN nURD IS GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCE BY POULSEX Driving an automobile while I intoxlcated within the city of I Salem has become a costly prlv- liege. To this fact John D. Hurd will testify, for when he appeared yesterday before Police" Judge Poulsen on a compound charge of drunkedness and driving his car while intoxicated he received a sentence of tlQ0tiftfLi&uto.ta the city jail, and revocation of his drivers' license for 90 days, indications were that he will not pay his fine and will elect to lay out the extra time in jail. . Hurd was arrested Wednesday by Traffic Officer Edwards after an accident in which a car driven by Hurd struck a machine driven by Alfred G. Moon. B,y occupa tion Hurd is a carpenter. SPLINTER CAUSES DEATH YAKIMA, Aug. 20.Ten days ar Cecilia Neuve. fi. ran m. snlinJ ter In her foot while playing. To day she died from bloodpoisonlng. The child was removed to a hos pital yesterday, but efforts to save her life proved futile. Chehalis Officials Believe They Have Clue; All Dep uties Called Uut PORTLAND IS DOUBTFUL Many Wild Rumors Ran Down Without Result;' Chief fuy Killers May Still Be Ia Rose City CHEHALIS, Wash., AugJ 20. Three men In an Oregon licensed automobile who were believed to be the escaped covicts, from the penitentiary at Salem," stopped at Toledo, 20 miles south of here at 10 o'clock tonight. Word was flashed here- to Bheriri !rani Robert and tne sheriff and. his deputies, as well-as the city po lice, took the field at once, cov ering all roads in this vicinity. According to the officers nere this Is the most reliable clue on the missing men that has 'devel oped in southwest YV'.shiagton. The word came from the .owner of ,the service station t Toledo known as the Teapot Dome sta tion. The car containing the three men drove up to the station . . . ..An- - . r UU, I'HtU. . I all the more quickly when he noted the men all carried rifles. When the. tank was filled the mo-j torists told the manto go to h.iv and soed awav. fiberilf Roberts at once was notified by telephone. He called in Deputies John Shipley. Felix Hereford, Lew Hawkins, .Joe Coleman, Dick Clampitt. and they wfere Joined by chief of Police John;Carr and Pa- trolman George King, P. W.i North nd Robert FallonT ! These officers deployed along the high ways- on .both sides of the city and "a dragnet was thrown out all over Lewis county points PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20 Though three days have elapsed since the trail of Tom Murray, James (Blackie) WIMos and Ells worth Kelley, escaped convict killers was Picked up In Portland, only to be lost again,' police were still on the alert tonight for the trio. Several residents In Portland, most of thenf in the so called north end were still under the watchful eyes of police detectives accord- lng to Chief Jenkins. Police heads admit it possible that the fugitives are still In the city. "One guess is as good jas an- other," Captain Moore of the in- ' i (Coatioaed a pact 4) FIRE DESTROYS H DTEL . . . . i NO I.IVES ARE BELIEVED LOST IN $150,000 BLAZE; SAN ANGELO, Texas, Aug. 20. -(By Associated -Press.)! The three-story Land on hotel here was burned 'to .the'groundjthlsl after noon causing damage of $150,000 to it and surrounding property, but na lives are believed to have been lost. The fire which: burst j from top to bottom Jf the; build ing In almost a minute. Is believed I to have started in a linen room or in the front of the kitchen. ! WTlth the hotel register de stroyed.it was Impossible to make a check of the guests In the hotel. but hotel officials are of the opin- I ion that all escaped. . Mrs...F. -R. Senor -of San An tonio; E.' L. Davenport, ; hotel clerk; Louis Schlesslngerj. San Antonio, and ST S. Harris of Fort Stockton, had narrow escapes flee ing from their t rooms. All but Davenport suffered slight burns. LUUAL Ur IIDN ORDERED TOWNS IN BRTTISH COLUMBIA TO REGULATE' LIQUOR - VICTORIA, B. C, 'Aug. 20 (Canadian Press.) A provincial order in council today gave Brit ish Columbia local option! as to beer. In parts of the province, beer is dispensed by the glass and in other" parta"b the bottle only. The provincial government is the only legal seller of alcoholic drinks. ..." ' The electoral .riding of New v w Westminister has been beseeching .the cabinet to find some way for disposition of beer there.- The merchants of New Westminster, a city twelve miles east of Vancouv er, complained that be'er drew peo-1 pie to the latter city, and they did j -u.uS wBy irom nome. . t.Tff.r d"reed that of ne eight ridings In the province shall vote on ber whenever 4' per c-t oi tne reg stered voteii peUtian for an election. , Ovrr 4.000 'Arm Burned Over "by J j Brush Fire With Six i f , Mile Front PASADENA CaU Ag. 20. (By Associated Press.) Fonrteen hundred men 'were tonight fight lag & brash tire In Big TIJunra canyon region, nine miles north of here, which was adrancing oo a six-mile front and in. some place was within four n lies of -Pasa? dent. Another fire; 14 miles from Pasadena, in the -Verdugo hills, was reported to the fighters l late today. It is not considered seri ous.; ; . .. . ; : The Big Tijunga fire was burn ing, briskly on north and ' south fronts, having covered 4,000 acres since It started last Tuesday, but j log aalt the recent optaloa giT the fighters announced they had Ira ly Attoriey Central Van succeeded in checking, temporarily I at least, the La Crescenta valley I and lower Arroyo Seco watersheds. I The pper watersheds are stJtl In j ....... . County authorities' announced they. were investigating two pri vate surveying parties which were I seen in the Big Tijunga ' region I shortly before the fire atarteJ. Twenty-fire men who were' be lieved trapped In .Dark Canyon, ar rived safely after many. of them had received slight burns la their escape from the adrancing flames. i rrn m m -ravrrc nun i h;cum...i .nk , . .. , GEORGE J. PARSOX3 IS SUI CIDE AT WE-ST SALEM Despondent over continued ill-1 health, George J. Parsons. 72. re-1 tired farmer living in West Salem. committed suicide shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning. 1 He had suffered from heart trouble and high blood pressure for maffy years and recently had been fre quently In acute pain. Mr. Parsons arose at 4i.30 yes terday morning to build the fire and do chores In his customary manner. About 7 o'clock he left the house and did not return. The suspicions, of his wife were aroused by his unusually long, ab sence and she instigated a search. His dead body was found in a woodshed "back of the" house - with a razor beside It. . The family moved to . Salem from Osage. Iowa. In 1905. Their address in West Salem was 1161 Fourth street. Mr. Parsons wasi, "We find that so contracts ex a member of the Odd Fellows 1 1st for two thirds of the books arid lodge and of the Methodist church, He Is survived by his widow, Sarah r r-Ch r si,m .nrf n. .A The remains were brought . to! Salem to the Terwilliger. funeral Funeral arrangements will be made later. . ! . ! a' . COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT SPECIAL ELECTION L TOPIC! FOR DISCUSSION " The special meeting of the city the! purpose of discussinir infor mally the proposed measures to be submitted. to the people of a spe cial; election rs called In October and -definite action will' not be taken on them until the 'next reg ular session of the council, it was announced yesterday by Mayor J. B. Giesy. Consideration of the proposed ordinance that would call I the special, election Is also slated for debate tonight. Ordinances authorizing the pur-1 chase of new fire equipment and i an appropriation for street im provement are the two'-measures thus tar scheduled for reference to the voters if a special election is called. It Is' probable that no other matters than the special election questions will be given consider ation tonight. It was said. MURDER CASE NEAR END PT.TTTrtV Tt?T t T. rTPrrmTi I to GO To jury today SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. (By the Associated Press.) The Dorothy Elllngson, murder case will j. ,6t reach 'the Jury 'before some time tomorrow at the ear liest.. - . , - , . I With the concluding argument of Chief Defense Counsel Walter McGovern still. uncompleted and the .-closing argument, of Harmon D. Sklllln. chief counsel S6r the prosecution, .yet to be -made, the case was adjourned at four o'slock this afternoon until 10 o'clock, to morrow morning. . McGovern said he could cot complete, his argument before. 11 o'clock tomorrow. "Sklliln's argn- ment is expected !to consume be tween two and three hours. The court's -Instructions "to the prohably wi re(JuIre 80mh!ng len thaa one hoor if-tne fore going problematical schedule is bio, out hy developments, the case should be in the bands of tte jnry 0f seven women and five men I late '. tomorrow afUraoon. . . . Advice'of.Attomey Genera) Van -Winkle ignored-by "State Commission: :' MAY TAKE JOOKS TODAY Situation Different From Others Declare Miller; Many Book -A 'Agrnt tlovevTag A boat " State' TJouse - Acting -upon the -advice of Elton Watkins and Johnston WU- Ison,' Portland attorneys,-and go- Winkle, the Oregon state textbook commission organised Thursday and -proceeded to T 6pen "bids for textbooks to 'be adopted for 'the next two years. The 'Portland opinion declared that aa 'emer gency exists and that the commit sion should meet and proceed as In regular session and enter con tracts for one-third Aaplrias'JuaA. 1927, and one-third ezpLzicg Jane, 1929. .. . . , No adoptions were .made and owing to -the great number of bids, there being nearly 20 repre sentatrres . of publishing .houses II I- J . V . . will not complete its work, until Saturday. Discussion centered laround-whlch. books ahoaI4"be se- lected for two and which for tour years. Prices received indicate that the. new contracts will - be higher than previous ones. "We are confronted at present with it 'situation., that is different to a certain extent than the prev ious textbook adoption for two outstanding reasons," Milton ' A. Miller, chairman, said In opening the meeting. "The first ct these is that the contracts on two-thirds of the books have expired and the other that the publishers re ruse to extend contracts at the former price. The legislature of. 1923 passed a law that one-inird of vhe books should bv adopted every" two, years. . which, changed the original law that provided for the I "option of the entire list for a ' 1 period of six years. j the publishers refuse to continue 1 the books at the same trice. Lv .1 I .t th "-relati; I m.vu. v . - I JTv 7." ' , iao rB4ia ol auorney gen I eral, under which J. A. Churcnlll Is toidsthat the adop tion ot-textsooks at thU Hoe Is that. no books can be I sdopted nUl November; 19 2 f. FPWP'R TARn?: RmPlVPn INCREASE; IN RATES REDUCE RADIO APPLAUSE CARDS .' CHICAGO, Aug. 20. (By the Associated ' Press.i Applause ' is wori one cent but not two. Sen ator Kenneth D. McKell'ar of Ten nessee . deducted from ' testimony today . before the joint congres sional committee on postal rates. "Before the postage on privately Issued postcards went up from one Cent .each to two cents." Lw L. Hunter, secretary of Henry Field Seed company of Shenandoah, Ia..: had testifUd. "we received 5 ;o 00 radio applause" cards a Week. Since the new. rates went Into effect the applause cards have dropped out of sight.?;. ... ... ' Mr.. Hunter , was pae of t'nno ber of witnesses representing bus- shrinkage in the use of postcards. "That testimony about the worth of applause," opined Sena tor. McKellar, "ought to interest politicians, slr.7 . . ; . - "We still get a number of np plaute letters," Mr. Hunter hast ened to add, "Ah, I. see," .said Senator Jfe Kellar. "There are both ene "cnt ana iwo cent appiauaers. t GIANT PLANE IS READY NAVY IOPEL TO Vf.Y TO HA S . FTLlNCtSCO TOMOURnw ' SEATTLE, Aug. '20. R; An sociafed Press.) The giant all- metal plane PB-1 built here for the navy's California-Hawaii flight. Is to leave for a non-sK-p - n,nl 10 SiB Trafccl.iro-Sjtur.tay morning. It was announced I ere Jury! tonight as the blj plane was L-ing put in reaainets ror Ibe long Lop. A new coat of paint wi!l be ar plled and minor s.djustir."f ntj r... : tomorrow. .The 'last tst fi 1 t was held Wednesday wtea a t ; : : of 125 miles per hour was i tercd. . ----- .- t , ' t v - . ; i I .v - ' ; ' - f ;