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VACATION TIME Hare The Statesman fol , . low while on your vacation. ' stalled to any address 23 : cents for two weeks.- Just . telephone 0101. THE WEATHER Fair with rising temper ature and lower humitlity ' today and Saturday; Max. Temp. Thursday 74, Mia. Cd, riTer -1.2 feet,' FOUNDED 1831 i ' - i ElGUT-rlRST YEAR nnnnn - - - - w ' ' ' - - " " . 1 . . i ''''''''''''aa'a''''rainMrsMsnTjnTjlrssWSaMigsn PROTEST HE HERE OW HATE Governor and Utility - Chief ; Called Here July 9 ShiDDers of Oregon Invited To Gather; Concentrated Opposition Planned - I Governor Julias L. Meier ' and Charles M. Thomas, public yiili ties commissioner, joined" yester day In a rigorous protest against requested increases of 15 per cent in freight rates asked by railroad companies throughout the nation. The protests were wired io the Interstate commerce -commission at Washington, D. C. Oregon by this action Joins other western states in opposing any railrdad rate Increases. Two further steps were taken by the public utilities commission er to support the state's protest. A. P. HarTey. chief of the trans portation department of the com mission, will attend the meeting of utility commissions of western states at Salt Lake City July 6 and 7? and a state-wide meeting of all shippers has been called for Salem on July '8. The meeting at Salt Lake was arranged by commissions to coop erate In opposing the - proposed raise. Thomas named Harvey to represent the commission, as the case in the federal court in Port land on the Pacific Northwest Public Service "company's protest on the streetcar fare reduction or der necessitates the presence of Thomas at the court. The street car case was set for July 6. Shippers Meeting j To Assemble Facta , . Thomas called the shippers ses sion so that all parties interested In freight rates in Oregon -may concentrate on protesting rate in crease at this time. A definite plan and method of procedure will be adopted at this meeting, which will guide t i state at the time of the hearing before Ihe Interstate t Z MM TllW 1 5 commerce commiuwu -"- Notices to alien a iujs """u" were sent to grain shippers, live stock men, lumber interests, fruit growers and shippers of agricul tural products. All chambers of commerce and -other civic organ izations have been Invited to the mass session. The meetlag was set for the afternoon of next Thurs day. ' "L In his message of protest Thom as stressed the point that a de cision on the rate increase should not be permitted to delay decision on the northwest petition for low- JtiAin fruft. This petition, in which Oregon Joined t with Washington and Idaho, has been before the commission "for more than two years, and lequests a reduction ranging from 1 5 to 20 per cent In rates on all fruits in the northwest. ' Frait Industry Wont Stand Raise . .'The deciduous fruit industry In Oregon is In a serious economic condition and cannot survive with of freight rate reductions euffi out substantial relief in the form' cient to permit free movement of fresh fstflta to the middle west and eastern markets. Early fruits will begin; moving next month, for which reason immediate decision In the doiet of the northwes. pe tition i respectfully requested. Eastbound transcontinental fresh fruit rates are on extremely high level having been subject to greater pereeriage of Increases during the last several years than rates on most other commodities," Thomas wired. j Governor Meier Joined ' in the protest against delay on the fruit case. "Financial standing of this district will noi sustain ine pro- posed Increase" the governor stated. . "Cocdltijns are now so .serious that reductions are "im perative. Jerlous condition of fruit industry re ulres immediate ac tion." RUNS PAPER ONE DAY If A RSII FIELD, Ore.. July 3 (AP) H. J. Saunders. 7, - who came to Port Orford, Curry county, yesterday to assume eo ltorship of a : weekly paper there, dropped dead . in " the street there today shortly after, luncheon. . He came from Col- -ton, Ore where he was engaged - . - . a - Y ? years. His son.' It. J. Saunders. . Jr., came to Port Orford with him. , I WOUND IS NOTED EUGENE, Ore., July 2 (AP) C B. Noble was . under arrest here today charged with assault zwith intent to rob In connection with the shooting of. EnimeU Sharp at his store at Latham last Saturday . night. Noble was ar rested last Bight ott ltow river, 18 miles from Cottage Grove. ' Sharp was wounded", when a masked man attempted to rob his store.- Sharp fired -at -tii man. IMEllSE PUD Enthusiasm Growing For Bi a Celeb Scheduled by Leg Novelty Walkathon, Plane Squadron Stunts . J Among Highlights of Fourth of July ' . j . Program at Fairgrounds Here ; ENTHUSIASM for the Fourth of July celebration to which Capital Post No. 9, American Legion, is putting thej final touches is strongly evident. It is no exaggeration that no Fourth event1 in the history of the city; has seen such a variety of events assembled for amusement of the publiej-, '. . ' ' ' ' Here's Program cf Event on 'Fourth At the Fairgrounds 8:00CSatee openedV 9:0OFIag - raising cere mony, UMigressman W. C Hav-er speak er. Bicycle parade for children. lO to 14 years old. Opening of three hoar sports program for sjrades. Junior high and high school groups. Prizes. NOON 12:O0-Jeannet'j comedy i j walkathon begins, i Carnival attractions opened. ' I j AFTERXOOX 2:0O-E!ght heats of horse. i racing at race track. 8:00 Motorcycle race be gin. Sprints between races. t Arrival of Elks cara van of lOOO cars and welcome by governor. Time unknown. i 3 :30 Sixteen array planes ! fmn Pmi-soi field In maneuvers. EVENING 8 :00 Jitney dance over an . ! tomobile building. ' O:00-Flreworks display. Boxing matches. 1 MIDNIGHT 12:00-Waliiboa ends. DEBT PLAN PARLEY II i ' :- ' LON'DOK. Julv 2 (AP) The British government Intervened to night In discussions of President Hoover's moratorium plan by an nouncing Its willingness to hold a conference of the powers con cerned, if negotiations at Paris break down. -- The .Associated Press learned that Great Britain haa advised Franc that the French proposal regarding Ue Hoover plan con stitutes an entire alteration of the Toung plan In regard to the Question of guarantees and It Is understood that the proposals are unacceptable to Great "Britain. Of ficials would not confirm this , In formation! . British official . anxiety con cerning the trend of events, and lta opinion that the matter is one of extreme urgency, are re flected In a brief comunique which announced ' the government's de cision.' ; - I , ''Should no early solution be found," the communique said, "the governments have expressed their wUlingness in order that an agreement should be reached with a minimum of delay to hold a meeting of the powers chiefly : concerned at an early date." . t WOULD REOPEN CLUBS ' Vatican city, July 2 (AP) The Vatican has taken the po sition! Premier Mussolini must reopen the Catholic clubs he closed May 20 before ''amicable discussions' to settle the contro versy I between the Holy See and the government can begin. BIIITli PRO OSES New j Editor Drops Dead Bandit Suspect la Held . Gun's Discharge Wounds Auto "Accident la .Fatal i : . . . ' . Noble, when arrested, had a bul let wound in his left forearm. ! - BOATING ACCIDENT , j ItOSEDURG, Ore., July 2 (AP) Edward Neff. 15. of Eden Bower, was wounded in the arm today when a small calibre rifle was discharged accidentally. The accident happened when a group of swimmers attempted to board a boat in which Neff and other bojrs were rowing. j: EUGENE WOMAN DIES , EUGENE, Ore., July 2 (AP) Mrs. I. M. Francis, 73. of Eu gene.' died after an automobile accident on ! the North Pacific highway near Monroe today. Mrs. Francis Vas believed to have died of shock. 'No indications of In juries were found on her body.' The car in which Mrs. Francis and her husband were riding was said to have failed to take a short reverse' curre at - a .bridge and overturned. Francis. was injured slightly.; ,-: u r - :.. ..- . ' - ' rat ion ion Among i ine outstanding fea tures are the novelty walkathon sponsored by Freddie Jeannet and R. B. Baird; the maneuvers of 16 army planes, including' & bomber; and visitation of the long line of cars composing the Elks' cara vanf bound for Seattle. , ! Final arrangements for appear ance of the army planes were made hero yesterday by Lieut. Carlton Bond of Pearson field, Vancouver, Wash., Bond : and Lieut. Kennedy, squadron leader, will have charge of: the flight here Saturday afternoon. Some of the planes will be landed at the fairgrounds, and the rest at the municipal airport. All will par ticipate in exhibition flights. The walkathon has attracted wide Interest and the 12 hour contest will see some entertaining and thrilling events, IV nager Jeannet tells the Legion commit tee. Jeannet will be In Portland today to bring her three trained horses, which will furnish enter tainment 'In form of races In the (Turn to page 1, col. 1) ELECTROCUTION IS IKS AVERTED Lineman Cets 3000 Volts in Sudden "Chock, 'Saved ' As Current Stops SILVERTON. July 2 George WinchelL lineman here for the Portland General Electric com pany, is In the Siivarton hospital recovering from a shock and In juries received late yesterday In a peculiar accident. He was work ing on a connection to the county paving plant - here when some thing caused the electric current to jump - from the exposed end of one wire to the other. Three wires figured in the accident; two were supposed to have been dead. The current lasted only for an Instant, throwing Winchell from a stepladder to a concrete base. uaa me current been sustained, he would have been electrocuted Instantly, since more than 3000 volts passed - through his, body. company officials here says that two things might have caused the current ' to jump between the Hum to page z, coi. 4) PUBLISHERS FIGHT II HAVANA July 2 (AP) Al- f redov Hornedo. publisher of the newspaper EI Pais, and Jose I. RIvcro, publisher pf Diarlo de la Marina, fought a duel with swords on a farm ten miles , from here this arternoon, but neither receiv ed satisfaction' 'and both refused to shake hands when it was over. Hornedo had challenged RIvero as an outgrowth of an editorial attack in the latter newspaper. Two score spectators; 'most of them government officials, wit nessed the - encounter. V Neither was wounded in five flghtlar periods and Professor Jose M. Bivas, who had been chosen as judge, stopped the en counter at that point in accord ance with the Spanish rules. Famed Inventor Of Butter Test Victim of Heat " :, I. ' ' MADISON. Wis.. July 1 2. (AP) Dr. Stephen Moulton Bab- Cock, whose test for determining butterfat content of milk la the base around which the modern dairy Industry is built, was found dead in his modest home today. Death had come last night. He was nearing his 88th birthday. Dr. W. T. Lindsay, the scien tist's physician, said the heat wave had aggravated a heart attack. Dr. Bibcock had not been well for several months. si.. Verdict Lacking ' In Linden Trial SEATTLE, July 2. (AP) More than 24 hours after it be-' gan deliberations, : ' a superior court Jury trying Adolph Linden; former president of -the Puget Sound Savings and Loan associa tion on four eounts of grand lar ceny, was still deadlocked here to night. The case went to the Jury at 5:0! 'p. m. yesterday. w. DUEL WITH SW Salem, Oregon, Friday LICENSE SALES PICK IIP AFTER Hoss Explains Arrests are Technical, no Fines if Plates are Bought Governor ; Obtains Opinion He can 'Pardon Traffic Law's Violators The demand for new license plates was -stimulated Thursday despite assurances given Governor Meier that he haa the power -ta pardon and to remit fines for vio lations of the automobile license laws, as he has promised to do tor any persons . convicted this, month of using last year's plates. Technical arrests reported from many parts of the state may hare had something to do with the re newed rush i to comply with i the law, although Secretary of State Hoss denied that anyone had been actually arrested, and explained that the persons given tags to re port in court, will be freed on showing that they have purchased licenses lor the. current year. I - Hoss announced that the! 11-. cense business was virtually back to normal conditions, and that af ter today most of the automobile population would be provided with licenses. The controversy between the governor and state secretary has left the automobile public in somewhat of a "daxe" as to what course to pursue, but the depart ment announced, the "date" was short lived, and renewed business actirity Thursday waa Interpreted by Hoss as a desire-on the part of autoists t safe" and; not take the": arrest for Improp er plat. - : j Opinion Cirea'on ! Pardon- I' .ve ' Co . r ualer followed up his as r. o a i s t of several days ago that 1 4 of the refusal, of the secretary ef state to order a re spite of one month in enforcing the license law he would pardon, any arrested during July, with the request Thursday of a legal. opin ion from the attorney-general as (Turn to page 2, coL 1) HEAT WAVE MOVES INTO APPALACHIANS (By the Associated Press) ' The heat wave that scorched the middle west for more than a week moved eastward Thursday Into the Appalachian region. , Western Pennsylvania, western New York and parts or Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky felt; the scourge of a pitiless sun aa the eentral states grew comfortable again under clouded skies and oc casional showers. It. waa still hot In most of the southwest. Thunderstorm conditions mov ing down the - Atlantic seaboard gave some : relief and threatened to break up the heat wave before it reached the coast. Vlt will be hotter in the east." said Government, Forecaster W, P. Day at Chicago, "but not nearly so hot as It waa here." . ' . Thermometers in the middle west that had held monotonously to 90 to 100-degree readings for a week fell to 70 and 80 Thurs day and the sun-baked populace considered it cool. N Fred W. German I Jury Still Out In Death Case . ; . Jj : PORTLAND. OTe., July 2! (AP) A circuit court Jury try ing Fred W. German, chairman of the Multnomah county hoard of commissioners, charged with involuntary manslaughter, ! was locked np tonight after five hours of deliberation.' - I j German was charged with in voluntary 'manslaughter in con nection with the death of Louis Lam pert, 78, here last-February 18 ' .. v Lampert was struck by an au tomobile driven by German. ; I Old Prospector Dies st Oriord MARSHFIELD. Ore., July 2. (AP) - Sam. Montague, well known character In Curry coun ty's gold prospecting history.! was found dead In his bank near his claim, two miles from Port Or ford, today. He was more than 70 years old and had mined tor! geld la Curry hills for many years. He has no family. j- FIGHT RETURNS ..t- - ); - Round-by-round returns ! ' on the Schjnellng-Stribling world championship fight . at Cleve land will be received by The Statesman over Associated Frees wire tonight and will be broad east in front ef the of floe, on South Commercial street. It ie expected that . the main erent will get under way about 7 pja. ratific time, T V" Willi WMIWII Hill J Morning, July 3, 1931 DEOPLE.V A . .wh o are news By SMITH REAVI9 ' 5 (Copyright 1S 3 1; The Associated ' ? " ' - Press) - " :. " NEW YORK, July 2 (AP) America's ambassador ' to but ' he sometimes plays hookey with diplomacy to eat, in proper obscurity a regular- American beefsteak, smothered in onions. Walter Evans Edge's friends often marvel at his ability to stay 5 . ' .-v'.' J A WALTER E. EDGE " the banouet pace, the first requi site of an ambassador In Paris. The secret is in his liking for simple American food and the and the culinary vacations that he takes as often as his crowded calendar will permit. He likes American food ao well that on occasion he has sent (Turn to page 2, col. 2) LOCAL AVIATOHS AT i. Three Salem Planes are in Action; 'Tour Fleet is Here Today Nine men from Salem munlcif pal airport, who flew to Albany yesterday afternoon as goodwill messengers for the dedication of the new field there, brought back the word that the northwest air tour squadron would land at the local port some time this morn ing, tor a day's rest. Three planes, a Stimson pilot ed by Lee Eyerly, and "two others, piloted by "Scout" W. A. Hazel wood and Earl Branson respect ively, made up the Salem fleet. Students and fliers In Ihe party were: Frank Hrubets, Peter Ler man. Vera D'Autremont, Harry Eyerly, Keith Smith and Bud Os lind. . Salem Pilot One - I Of Tour Party J On returning here last night Lee Eyerly reported that fliers of the air tour were very tired from long laps made in eastern Ore (Turn to page 2, col. 7) WILD FIST FIGHT LONDON, July 2 (AP) A rough and tumble fight unprece dented for more than a quarter of a century, took place today in the staid old house of commons, mother of parliaments, when left wing laborites resisted the sus pension of one of their members. Later, after order waa restored, the government escaped defeat by five votes on an amendment to the Snowden land tax bill which would have exempted garden cit ies and garden suburbs from the tax, Several liberals voted against the government. - When the melee was at lta height, with fists flying and mem bers kicking, wrestling and tear-. ing clothes and hair, the speaker was forced to adjourn the session because of the general disorder. This waa the first time this action had been taken since the great battles of Irish nationalist days. The trouble was ended after the offending members, J. MeGov ern, Shettleston, Glasgow, who had defied the speaker, .was re moved bodily; from his seat and ejected. 5 - - -. -.-.- ; Birth Control Is A pproved by Merged Church SEATTLE, I July" 2 (AP) Approval of voluntary, parentage through birth control was-formally given by the national council of Congregational and Christian eh arches today in adopting a pro gram of the church's attitude on present-day problems. The newly formed church Is the first large religious body to take such a stand. ' ' i ! The proposal, reported favor ably by the seminar on the fam ily and youth, was adopted with practically no opposition. ' It was based on the recent report ef the federal council of churches. "We believe in the . right of children to be wanted. the find ings of the seminar related, aad the right ef husbands and wives to assume parenthood.. j ALBANY fl HAS El DEBT VACATION ED. Not, to be Announced Until - Sometime Today, Says r . Rumor at Paris France Reported as Giving In on five Year Time -To Refund Credit I (Copyright, 1831, the Associated Press) . ' PARIS, July 2. (AP)-Settle- ment on a very favorable basis of the Franco-American negotiations centering -about President - Hoov er's proposed war debt holiday, waa expected tonight. , Although no' official 'announce ment was likely before tomorrow, it waa learned from reliable sources that an agreement was reached on certain of the .out standing issues on which I the French and American viewpoints disagreed. " " . I This information - was that France has agreed to give Ger many more than five, years to re fund a loan based on the uncon ditional reparations, and that 10 or mere years probably would be granted. ' France also was said to have reconsidered her suggestion that some of this money be loaned to Jugo-Slavla and other small Euro pean nations whose needs would be provided for by other means. France and Britain i Nearing Agreement France and Great Britain are approaching an agreement on the Question of the guarantee fund under the .Young plan. This i was r ex i the points about which France was most concerned, j A conference scheduled for to- Jr-ti between Secretary Mellon anX the French representatives In the negotiations was postponed so that Mr. Mellon and Ambassador Edge might confer with Washing ton on counter proposals submit ted unofficially by the French government."" j No Word Given as j Conference Ends The Ha vas news agency said. however,- that Mr. Mellon j and (Turn to page 2, col. 3), I SIX DIE OF HEAT; IT'ST E LOS ANGELES, Jly 2 (AP) Heat records of many years standing are being wiped out in southern California.. The sixth death attributed to the heat ware waa reported today. i 1 In the Imperial valley, Nliand reported a reading of 111 de grees, the hottest day in 15 years. An unidentified man.waVing a railway track near there-collapsed and died, v " '! Several points in the - Brawler section, reported temperatures of from 110 to 120 degrees in mid afternoon. The official mark at noon In Brawley was 107 but this was exceeded later. . i- - " Two heat prostrations occurred In Log Angeles as. the thermom eter rose to a 2 degree maxi mum. For the last nine days here the. maximum daily temperature haa exceeded the average maxi mum tor the last 80 years. ! Moral Charges Facing Pastor i' !- ROSEBURG, Ore.". July, 2 r (AP) Alleging "moral delln ouencies' on the part of the. Rev. John B. Penhall, pastor of the Roseburr Methodlat church South, the Rev. J. B. Needham. superintendent of the - Southern Oregon conference or tne aiem odist church, announced today he wonlif demand Penhall's reslxna- tion and his withdrawal from the conference. - Heavyweight Holds By EDWARD J. NEIL ' ; CLEVELAND, July 2 (AP) . The fighting dans moved In on Cleveland today, through the air; over the highways, by train, as a biasing sun poured down on the approaching climax of another world heavyweight championship picture. '; 1 Tomorrow night. Max Schmel Ing, the black-browed. . plunging German, will defend his title against Young Bill Stribllng, the lean, handsome TOUnrSteT from KMacon. Ca in Cleveland's new municipal staaium and to tne om timer the scenes shifted back eas ily to another big day in Ohio's fistic history. - . ' " ' , Almost to the day, on July 4, 1919, . Jack Dempsey, then- the young, man mauler, . hammel-ed down the great hulk of Jess Wll Urd at Toledo, about 120 miles from. here,- in the same kind of killing heat that haa, been blast ing down oa the mid-west for". the past two weeks. - .i ii - Strangely enough, in the second heavyweight title, battle Ohio has C TOO -' WORD EC IT Spotlight Winnie Mae Now : Winnie Did Says Gotham's Mayor NEW YORK, July 2 (AP) Mayor, James- J. Walker, - who pinned medals on the world filers at the city hall and Harold Gatty, who got one of them, bore off the day's honor for wise cracks at to day's reception. . : The mayor told the voyagers: J "When your ship left Roosevelt field it was the 'Winnie Mae'. I have an idea that over Russia and the far north you decided it was the Winnie Must. Last night back' at Roosevelt field it became the 'Winnie DIdV I Gatty, asked if he and Post had any trouble j with foreign lan guages abroad, replied: I "No, you see, I speak Austral ian and Wiley speaks Okla homan." i ; . i MRS. WlfR FOUND GUILTY AS URGED t 1 't U f i ; : . - . ' !" ' ' ' ) - " Embezzlement of $108,925 Proven; i Fine Must be Twice That Amount BAKER, Ore., July 2 (AP) Mrs. Emma Fowler, former La Grande city treasurer, was con victed by a circuit court Jury here tonight of embezzling 2108,925. 13 of La Grande city funds. The jury deliberated an hour and a half. ; : i Mrs. Fowler faces a prison sen tence of from one'to 15 years and a fine of twice the amount em bezzled. The fine Is mandatory. . i Circuit Judge Hall S. Lusk. presiding, fixed It SO o'clock next Tuesday afternoon as the . hour for passing sentence. . - . , Unofficial reports said only two ballots were taken by the jurors and that the first stood 10 to 2 for conviction. ' The jury found that Mrs. Fow ler, ' as La Grande city "treasurer, failed to pay over and converted to her own use the full sum charged in the information.'.' : The convicted ' woman showed no signs of emotion as the jury's verdict was read. ; Mrs.' Fowler left her office at I; (Turn to page 2, col. S) PORTLAND. Ore., July 2. (AP) Involuntary petitions In bankruptcy were filed against the Guardian Building and Loan association. Western Savings and Loan association, . and the Dime and Dollar Building and Loan as sociation in federal district court here today. : The petition against the Guard Ian company was filed by the Cut ler Bindery company, A. E. Kern and company, and Harry J. De Francq; that against the Western association was lodged by - the Guardian General company, the Sunday Mercury and the Cutler Bindery company, while that against the Dime and Dollar asso ciation was filed by the Willam ette Securities corporation. Met ropolitan Printing company and the Hawthorne Hardware com pany".? ' .,.'".,-' - Claims against' the" Guardian company totaled f 2219.B6, those against the' Western association $9182.85 and those against the Dime rd Dollar company, 1542.71. i : Title Fight seen. : the gate receipts will no more than equal the $425,000 the young Dempsey and the .fading Willard drew on the sunswept plain at Toledo.' Despite the fev erish ballyhoo that af ways accom panies a heavyweight title 1 tilt, there seemed no prospect ef more than 1400,000 In the till tomor row night when the warriors open their 15-round duel on the shores of Lake Erie. Old man depression has. stepped Into the fight picture to make more Impressive than ever the $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 gates of the Dempsey era. Old Joe Faithful, who pays the freight by filling the moderate priced seats, doesn't seem to have $5.49 or $12.50 to spare this season. George Blake of Xos Angeles who . flew . into town today from Chicago to referee the bout, had a rules conference scheduled with the warriors. . There .will be no fouls recognised from low blows, the wounded principal having only the right to rest five minutes be fore continuing.' . ; . . - v Tonight IE Ticker Tape Confetti Much in Evidence . As Heroes Ride Most Nerve-Wracking Part of .World hop Is Experienced . By W. C. PETERSON ' NEW YORK. Jnl S t m Wiley Post and Harold Gatty cov ered today perhaps the most nerve-wracking stretch of their recora-smasiung trip around the world the six miles between the Battery and 4th street. With such places as Blagovesh chensk, Khabarovsk and Novosi birsk behind, thev faed tfc showers of ticker tape and con- ieiti. screaming sirens and beat whistles, hurrahs of thousands and the lines of humanity along Broadway and Fifth avenue. had a chance to tat thm. quietly. She stood like a patient cnarger in her Roosevelt fleid hangar Into which she had been rolled when the world flight ended last night after eight nays, is Hours and 51 minutes. She could have started out and done it all over again, mechanics said, if she'd wanted to. Mrs. Gatty ArrlTee To Greet Husband The day heean for Harold r:t ty, navigator of the flight, when his wife, after a nlanA-trala tri from Glendale, Cal.. crept into ms room at bis Hotel and awak ened him with a kiss shortly aU er nine o'clock this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Gatty and Mr. and. Mrs. rost, jogetner with Florence d. Hall,;, millionaire , oil man wbe backed the flight, breakfasted iignuy, and then the procession ef, welcome began. - There was no." privacy for the fliers or their wives. .- On the city tug, Macom, which took them frm the foot of 44th r street to the. Battery for the start of their triumphant ride to city, hall and then back to their hotel, . they were nhoton-aDhed iin and again. Between trips from the yiiut nouse to pose ror newspaper photographers or to record for the "talkies." ther went hPnIprM by reporters and members ef the mayor's reception committee, all , desirous of learning the detail er their flight. Heln Make NoIs Of Own Welcome " ; Both fliers helDed make nam of the noise &f their own recep tion. They pulled the levers that released, blast after blast from the l Macom'a siren and Post. esiMiti. ly, enjoyed the experience. , up Broadway to city hall the ' filers rode by automobile while : ticker tane fell abont their i ' endless stream. Mrs.1 Post and L Mrs. Gatty. with F. C. Hall, the flight backer, followed in anntHs ear in which also rode their em- eial New York hostess. Miss Eve lyn Wagner, secr-ary to Mayor Walker. JOKES REELECTED ELKS' SECSETL'J ASHLAND, Ore., uly 2 (AP) E. H. Jones, of Baker, waa ' elected president of the Oregoa Elks' association at the conclud- ' ing business session of the 14th annual convention here today. T. E. -J. Dnfry, Bend, was named first vice-president; A. C. Van Nays, Corvallis, second vice president: George E. Swafford, Oregon City, third Tice-president; -A. W. Jones, Salem, secretary; H. L. Toney, McMinnville, treas urer. H. B. Cusick, Albany, Perry- O. Delap. Klamath Falls, and trj J. L. Tucker, Astoria, retlriasi president.' were chosen trustees. , Appointive officers named by -the new ' president were: I. W. Campbell, Portland, tiler; P. K. Hammond; Oregon City, chap lain; and Joe F. Singer, Portland, sergeant-at-arms. Tucker, the retiring president, i presented his annual report wtiti indicated the affairs of the asee- elation were in excellent eesdi- ' tlon. A. W. Jones, re-elected secre tary for the third time, and H. L. Toney. who has served three years as treasurer, were praised for their efficient .work. 400 Lives Lost In Farm Blaze PORTLAND, Ore., July 2 (AP) Fire destroyed a barn and 400 .baby chicks on the farm of Knute Skagan, near Stanley sta tion today. Fire- investigator Brooks estimated the total loss at about $400. The fire. waa believed to have originated . from an oil burning brooder in the barn. . ,